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.

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.

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.

Russia's defence ministry said Sunday that it downed 70 Ukrainian drones over six regions, including 34 over the region around the capital Moscow. The attack, the largest on the Russian capital

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

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,

Oleksandr Syrskyi, Commander-in-Chief of Ukraine's Armed Forces, has reported that over 52,000 Russian targets were destroyed or damaged as a result of combat missions conducted by Ukrainian forces using drones in October 2024.

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.