Russia’s Defense Ministry said its air defense systems intercepted 70 Ukrainian drones over six regions, including 34 over the Moscow region.

Nov 10 (Reuters) - Ukraine launched at least 17 drones targeting Moscow early on Sunday, forcing the temporarily closure of two of the capital's airports, Russian officials said.

Ukraine launched its largest drone attack on the Russian capital city of Moscow since the war began in 2022, injuring one person and forcing three major airports to divert flights, as Russia fired at Ukraine's southern region of Odesa.

In an escalation of the ongoing conflict, Ukraine carried out its largest drone strike on Moscow, launching at least 34 drones at the Russian capital.

Huge fires erupted in the Moscow region as officials claimed that the Russian capital and surrounding area were hit by a drone strike. Sergei Sobyanin, the mayor of Moscow, wrote on Telegram on November 10: "The air defence forces of the Ministry of Defense in the Ramenskoye urban district repelled an attack by two drones flying to Moscow.

A massive drone strike rattled Moscow and its suburbs overnight, injuring a woman and temporarily closing Russia's busiest airport, officials said.

Syrskyi said that the targets included 129 artillery systems, 221 pieces of radio equipment, and more than 4,000 Russian troops.

In total, the Air Force reported detecting 145 Russian drones during the night attack. “On the night of Nov. 10, 2024, the enemy launched a record number of UAVs,” the Defense Forces emphasized. Throughout the night,

Ukrainian commanders held a meeting to discuss the use of drones on the frontline, with defenders targeting over 52,000 enemy objectives in the past month, according to the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine,

Ukrainian air defence has confirmed the downing of 32 Russian UAVs as of the morning of 9 November. Source: Ukraine's Air Force Details: It is known that the Russians launched 51 attack UAVs on Ukraine from the Russian cities of Primorsko-Akhtarsk and Oryol.