The attack is the largest drone strike on the Russian capital to date.
Ukraine carried out its largest-ever drone strike on Moscow on Sunday, deploying at least 34 drones in a sweeping attack on the Russian capital.
The Russian Defense Ministry confirmed the attack in a Sunday Telegram post, where it said it intercepted an additional 29 drones. The Ministry wrote that it had thwarted the attack.
“Between 7:00 and 10:00 Moscow time, an attempt by the Kiev regime to carry out a terrorist attack using an aircraft-type UAV against targets on the territory of the Russian Federation was thwarted”, the post read (translated from Russian).
Moscow is Russia’s largest city with a population of 21 million. This attack is the largest drone strike on the capital began its offensive in Ukraine in 2022.
The strike followed Russia’s own massive attack: Early Sunday morning, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky wrote on X that Russia had launched 145 drones into Ukraine on Saturday night.
“This week, our air defense forces have been working day and night to protect Ukraine’s skies from Russian terror”, Zelensky wrote.
