Ukraine targets Moscow with drones for third straight night, Russia says

Spasskaya tower of the Kremlin and St. Basil's Cathedral in the background. File picture: Pavel Bednyakov/AP

Ukraine sent drones towards Moscow for the third consecutive night, disrupting air traffic around the Russian capital, Russian authorities said late on Tuesday.

The Russian defence ministry said in a statement that its air defence units destroyed 57 Ukrainian drones within three hours, starting at 1700 GMT on Monday, including four over the Moscow region and eight over neighbouring regions.