<div style="text-align: justify; "><b style="font-size: 1rem;">Russia said it thwarted a Ukrainian "terrorist act" on Moscow in the early hours of Monday, with the mayor of the Russian capital saying two drones had hit non-residential buildings in the city.</b><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The attack came a day after Kyiv vowed to "retaliate" for a Russian missile attack on the Black Sea port of Odesa.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">"A Kyiv regime attempt to carry out a terrorist act using two drones on objects on the territory of the city of Moscow was stopped," Russia's defence ministry said.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">"Two Ukrainian drones were suppressed and crashed. There are no casualties."</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The TASS news agency reported one drone crashed in Komsomolsky Prospekt, near Russia's defence ministry, while another hit a business centre on Likhacheva Street by one of Moscow's main ring roads.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said the drone strikes hit "non-residential" buildings around 4:00 am local time (0100 GMT).</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">He said emergency services were working at the scene and also reported no casualties.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The RIA Novosti news agency posted a video of the business centre, with some damage visible to the top of the tall building.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The road around it was closed.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Moscow has been hit by several drone attacks this year, with one even hitting the Kremlin in May.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Earlier this month, Russia said it had downed five Ukrainian drones that disrupted the functioning of Moscow's Vnukovo international airport. AFP</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">bnbd24/kh</div>