(LONDON) — At least 41 drones were shot down while heading toward Moscow from Monday evening through to Tuesday morning, according to city Mayor Sergei Sobyanin, amid what Russian Defense Ministry data suggested was a major Ukrainian drone barrage.
Sobyanin said the first Ukrainian drones were downed at around 7:30 p.m. Moscow time — 12:30 p.m. EST — on Monday, with interceptions over the capital region continuing through into Tuesday morning.
Sobyanin reported no casualties but said emergency services were responding to reports of falling debris.
Russia’s Defense Ministry said its forces downed at least 69 drones from midnight on Monday through to Tuesday morning.
On Monday, the ministry claimed to have downed a total of 236 Ukrainian drones — the largest daily tally since Sept. 12, a