Sergei Sobyanin, the mayor of Moscow, said in Telegram posts that emergency services have been dispatched to sites where falling drone debris was reported

Former Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billström told Newsweek that Europe must scale up its anti-drone capabilities.

Russian air defences shot down 31 drones en route to Moscow on Wednesday evening and overnight, the city's mayor said. Sergei Sobyanin, writing on his Telegram channel, reported the drones being downed over a period of about 3-1/2 hours.

On the evening of December 10 and after midnight, an air alert was declared in Moscow and the Moscow region due to the threat of drones: a series of explosions took place in the region, authorities claim drone debris was shot down and fell, writes "Focus".

Russia on Friday accused Ukraine of attempting drone strikes on chemical facilities storing highly hazardous substances, claiming its air defences intercepted the attacks.

Skyline view of Moscow and its international business center. automation LONDON -- In one of the largest exchanges of drone attacks since the Russia-Ukraine war began, dozens were shot down in Russia and Ukraine in overnight assaults, officials in both ...

By The Associated Press A Ukrainian drone attack in southwestern Russia killed two people and parts of Ukraine went without power following Russian assaults on energy infrastructure, authorities