The drone strike in Moscow came after Russia conducted its third aerial attack on Kyiv in 24 hours.
, the city’s military administrationin a statement. The Kremlin’s military is also constantly altering the weapons used in aerial bombardments, sometimes combining missiles and drones, and in others exclusively using drones, it said.
Monday’s attacks came a day after Russia dispatched a record 54 drones in total, according to Ukrainian authorities — aimed mostly at the capital. “With these constant attacks, the enemy seeks to keep the civilian population in deep psychological tension,” saidSecretary of State Antony Blinken is traveling to Sweden
. He will meet Swedish officials to discuss the war in Ukraine, among other matters, the State DepartmentUkrainian troops intercepted most of the Russian missiles and drones launched against their countryearly Tuesday. Ukraine shot down 36 out of 40 cruise missiles and 30 out of 38 drones. All 11 of Russia’s Iskander missiles fired at critical infrastructure in Kyiv were destroyed, it added., according to Ukrainian officials.
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