New Ukrainian attack on Moscow overnight

Russia's invasion of Ukraine

New Ukrainian attack on Moscow – 105 drones shot down

Jonathan Norberg,

Rebecka Rosengart

Updated 08.57 | Published 06.00

Moscow. Photo: Dmitry Serebryakov/AP

Russia accuses Ukraine of a new drone attack on Moscow overnight Tuesday, Reuters reports.

The Russian Defense Ministry writes in its official Telegram channel that the attacks took place between 9 p.m. and 4 a.m. Tuesday.

According to Russia itself, there were a total of 105 Ukrainian aircraft-type drones that were mainly sent to regions in western and central Russia, including Moscow.

All of them were shot down.

Second night in a row

Four airports in Moscow were closed for several hours, according to Reuters. No deaths have been reported.

It is the second night in a row that drones have been fired at the capital. Also on Monday night, Russia said it had destroyed at least 19 Ukrainian drones heading towards the city, the BBC reports.