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May 30 2023
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Moscow targeted in major drone attack
A specialist inspects damage to a high-rise building in Moscow on Tuesday after the drone attacks. Photo: Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP via Getty Moscow came under attack from at least eight drones early Tuesday morning, Russian officials said, signaling that the Russian capital is no longer entirely shielded from the war in Ukraine. Driving the news: Russia's Defense Ministry accused Ukraine of
Axios
May 29 2023
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Moscow explosions as multiple drones hit Russian capital
Authorities in Moscow have said that the Russian capital was attacked by drones as reports of explosions and buildings being hit were shared on social media. The city's mayor Sergei Sobyanin said in a Telegram post there had been "insignificant damage" to buildings, two of which were evacuated. Meanwhile, the Moscow regional governor Andrei Vorobyov said that several drones were "shot down" as
Newsweek
May 29 2023
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Russian Drone Attacks Injure One In Kyiv: Mayor
At least one person was injured on Monday night in a "massive attack" by Russian drones on the Ukrainian capital, the city's mayor said. A 27-year-old woman was hospitalised with "moderate" injuries caused by falling debris in a southern area of Kyiv, Vitali Klitschko said on Telegram. "Massive attack! Stay indoors!" the mayor said, adding that a multi-storey building was also damaged in the
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May 30 2023
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Ukraine Has A Growing Arsenal Of Drones Able To Hit Moscow
The Russian defence ministry stated on Telegram that at least eight kamikaze drones attacked Moscow last night, claiming that five were shot down and another three “lost control and deviated from their intended targets,” suggesting that they made it through defenses before exploding. Ukrainian Presidential aide Mykhailo Podolyak said that Kyiv was not directly involved, but had enjoyed
Forbes
May 30 2023
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Ukraine war: Moscow drone attacks targeted civilians - Putin
Russia's foreign ministry has said it reserves the right to take the "harshest possible measures" in response to a drone attack on its capital Moscow. The Kremlin is blaming Ukraine for the attack, but officials in Kyiv have denied responsibility. In a statement seen by the Reuters news agency, the ministry said it "reserves the right to take the harshest possible measures in response to the
BBC News
May 30 2023
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Ukraine war comes to Moscow as drones strike both capitals
Ukrainian drones struck Moscow on Tuesday, Russia said in what one politician called the worst such attack since World War Two, while Kyiv was also hit by air for the third time in 24 hours.
Since Russia sent troops into its neighbour in February last year, the war has largely been fought inside Ukraine, though Moscow has reported some attacks on its territory and said one was an
Reuters
Jun 02 2023
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US Air Force denies AI drone attacked operator in test
A US Air Force colonel "mis-spoke" when describing an experiment in which an AI-enabled drone opted to attack its operator in order to complete its mission, the service has said.
Colonel Tucker Hamilton, chief of AI test and operations in the US Air Force, was speaking at a conference organised by the Royal Aeronautical Society.
A report about it went viral.
The Air Force
BBC News
Jun 02 2023
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Simulation Sees A.I. Drone Turn on U.S. Military, Kill Operator
An experimental simulation of a weaponised A.I. drone saw the machine turn against the U.S. military, killing its operator. The simulation saw a virtual drone piloted by Artificial Intelligence launch a strike against its own operator due to the A.I.’s perception the human being was preventing it from completing its objective. When the A.I. weapons system in the simulation was reprogrammed to
Breitbart News
May 31 2023
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Russian air defense found lacking as drone attacks hit home
The effectiveness of Russia's air defense is being called into question after a large-scale drone attack targeted Moscow on Tuesday for the first time since President Vladimir Putin's full-scale invasion of Ukraine began. Shortly after Russian authorities accused Ukraine of targeting Moscow with drone strikes on Tuesday morning, Putin said that "there is still work to be done" in regard to the
Newsweek
May 30 2023
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Kremlin Says 'No Threat' For Moscow Residents After Drone Attack
The Kremlin said on Tuesday there was "no threat at the moment" for residents of Moscow and the surrounding region, following a morning drone attack that Russia blamed on Ukraine.
"Thank God, there were no victims and there is no threat at the moment for residents of Moscow and the Moscow region," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters.
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