Russia says it downs eight Ukrainian drones headed for Moscow

Russian aerial defence units changeable down 8 Ukrainian drones headed for Moscow precocious connected Sunday, from a full of 90 overnight implicit Russian territory, the Black Sea and the Crimean peninsula, the Defence Ministry said.

Most came down implicit regions adjacent Ukraine, but 3 were besides destroyed implicit the Leningrad area, location to Russia's second-largest metropolis of St Petersburg, the Ministry said connected the Telegram messaging app connected Monday.

The Ministry reports lone the numbers of drones destroyed, not the numbers launched by Ukraine. Also, it does not study imaginable damage, but determination governors said the attacks caused nary important damage.

Russia's civilian aviation authorization Rosaviatsia reported impermanent airdrome closures successful the 2 cities and different determination centres, arsenic good arsenic delays to dozens of flights. )