Russian air defenses shot down dozens of Ukrainian drones bound for Moscow and nearly 160 more across several regions in overnight attacks that killed one person and wounded five others, officials said Monday.
Nearly four years into the deadliest land war in Europe since World War II, Russia is trying to smash Ukraine's energy system while Kyiv is trying to knock out the oil refineries of the world's second-largest oil exporter.
Russia's Defense Ministry said 34 Ukrainian drones were shot down on their way to Moscow, a city along with the surrounding Moscow region, has a population of more than 22 million people.
There were no reports of major damage in Moscow, but Russia rarely discloses the full scale impact of Ukrainian strikes inside its territory unless civilians or civilian objects are involved.
Russian aviation watchdog Rosaviatsiya said that two of Moscow's four airports, the Domodedovo airport and the smaller Zhukovsky airport, were briefly closed for safety reasons.
