Russian military claims to have fended off Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow

Russia’s military claims to have fended off a Ukrainian drone attack on Tuesday that prompted authorities to briefly shut one of the city’s airports (Alamy/PA)

Russia’s military claims to have fended off a Ukrainian drone attack which prompted authorities to briefly shut one of the city’s airports.

Tuesday’s attack, which follows similar raids on the Russian capital in recent months, comes after a mutiny launched by mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, which saw his Wagner troops approach Moscow in the biggest challenge to Russian President Vladimir Putin in more than two decades of his rule.