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Ukraine launches major drone attack amid rows over Victory Day ceasefire
Security in Moscow has been beefed up ahead of the city's commemoration of Victory Day. (Reuters)
Ukraine has launched its second-biggest drone assault on Russia since war broke out in February 2022.
Air defences downed 347 Ukrainian drones across 20 Russian regions overnight, with further drone attacks also disrupting flights in Moscow.
The Kremlin has ordered mobile internet access in Moscow to be switched off for Victory Day commemorations on Saturday.
Ukraine has launched a major drone attack on numerous Russian regions as tensions mount between the two countries over ceasefire plans for Russia's upcoming Victory Day celebrations.
The assault came after Moscow disregarded Kyiv's proposal of a ceasefire that was meant to begin on Tuesday, local time, and launched a fresh round of attacks.
Ukraine drone attack after Russia shunned truce offer
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Russian air defences have shot down 347 Ukrainian drones, Russia's defence ministry says, in what appeared to be a major attack after Moscow spurned Kyiv's ceasefire earlier in the week and tension mounted over safety at Russia's upcoming Victory Day celebrations.
Incoming drones were destroyed over 20 Russian regions, including Moscow, according to the defence ministry, in Ukraine's second-biggest aerial attack since Russia's all-out invasion more than four years ago.
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Ukrainian drone hits upmarket Moscow high-rise ahead of Victory Day celebrations
A Ukrainian drone hit an upmarket residential high-rise in Moscow in the early hours of Monday, causing visible damage to the façade of the building but no casualties.
It was the third night in a row the Russian capital came under attack from drones, days before Russia holds a scaled-back parade to mark the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany.
An unverified video circulating on social media showed firemen entering a heavily damaged flat covered in dust and rubble, with blown-out windows. Another showed drone debris strewn across the street below.
Two other drones were intercepted, Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said. Vnukovo and Domodedovo international airports suspended operations overnight.
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