Russian officials said Ukrainian forces dropped explosives on a Russian village near the border with Ukraine, killing three, and targeted Moscow with drones for a sixth consecutive day on Wednesday.

The attacks appeared to be the latest in a Ukrainian campaign to bring the war to Russia’s citizens across their border.

Drone attacks deep in Russian territory have become more frequent as Ukraine wages a counteroffensive, which has been bogged down by what US and other Western officials say is a misallocation of troops.

In the Russian capital, drones damaged a building under construction in a gleaming skyscraper complex known as Moscow City, which has been hit at least three times in the past month.

Built mostly during President Vladimir V. Putin’s time in power, Moscow City has been held up as a symbol of the modernisation of Russia’s economy. It houses government ministries as well as finance and tech companies.

The deadly assault on Lavy, a village in the Belgorod region near the border with Ukraine, was the latest in near-daily attacks on the area that have killed at least six others this summer, according to Russian officials.

Two drones were shot down early Wednesday in suburban districts of the Moscow region, the Russian defence ministry said on the messaging app Telegram. According to the ministry, the drone that struck Moscow City was electronically jammed and lost control before crashing into the building.

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