Russia has been launching near-constant attacks on the Odesa region – where Ukraine’s major Black Sea ports are located – since Russia withdrew from a landmark grain deal last week. Russia has accused Ukraine of being behind a drone attack that damaged at least two buildings in the capital Moscow early on Monday morning. The Russian defence ministry said two drones were “suppressed and crashed”, adding that there were no casualties. Traffic was also stopped on Likhachev Avenue, where a high-rise office building was damaged. Footage published on the military Zvezda TV channel showed missing windows at the top of the building. Is this the new phase of escalation ?