Kyiv regularly uses long-range drones to target military and industrial targets in Russia, including oil refineries, weapons factories, and ammunition depots. Ukraine allegedly targeted Moscow with 34 drones in a previous overnight strike on Sept. 22.

Russia is trying "to inflict as much damage as possible on ordinary life," said Ukraine's president, Volodymyr Zelensky.

Ukraine has stepped up its long-range drone strikes on Russian energy facilities over the past few months.

A series of explosions rocked the Russian capital late on Sunday, October 26, as unidentified drones targeted several areas across Moscow. Witnesses reported loud detonations and visible plumes of smoke rising from multiple districts,

Explosions have been reported in the city of Moscow and Moscow Oblast due to a drone attack, with Russian authorities announcing that 30 drones have been heading towards the capital. Source: Astra Telegram channel;

The Kremlin ministry’s report says it “intercepted” 34 UAVs that “were inbound.” According to the statement, the largest number of drones (47) were allegedly shot down over Bryansk Oblast, 42 over Kaluga Oblast,

A massive overnight drone assault has rocked Moscow as Ukraine launched 28 drones deep into Russian territory. Explosions, air defense systems, and airport shutdowns gripped the capital for hours as Russia scrambled to shoot down the swarm.

(Reuters) -Russian anti-aircraft units downed a second Ukrainian drone headed for Moscow on Sunday, the capital's mayor, Sergei Sobyanin, wrote on the Telegram messaging app. The first drone was downed earlier on Sunday.