Russian forces intercept, destroy 144 Ukrainian drones

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A police investigator works in the yard of a damaged residential building following a drone attack in Ramenskoye in the Moscow region on September 10, 2024. /CFP

The Russian defense ministry said Russian forces have intercepted and destroyed 144 Ukrainian drones across nine of the country's regions on Tuesday.

Seventy-two drones were destroyed over the Bryansk region, 20 over the Moscow region, and 14 over Russia's Kursk region, said the defense ministry.

Overnight, apartment buildings in the Ramenskoye district of the Moscow region had been damaged as a result of a drone attack, according to Moscow region's governor Andrey Vorobyev.

According to preliminary information, one woman died, three people have been hospitalized, and 43 people have been placed in temporary housing centers following the attack.

The defense ministry added that 13 drones were destroyed over the Tula region, eight over the Belgorod region, seven over the Kaluga region, five over the Voronezh region, four over the Lipetsk region, and one over the Oryol region.

The site of a damaged multi-story residential building following an alleged Ukrainian drone attack in Ramenskoye, outside Moscow, Russia, September 10, 2024. /CFP

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that the drone attack was another reminder of the real nature of Ukraine's political leadership, which he said was made up of Russia's enemies.

"There is no way that nighttime strikes on residential neighborhoods can be associated with military action," said Peskov.

"The Kyiv regime continues to demonstrate its nature. They are our enemies, and we must continue the special military operation to protect ourselves from such actions," he said.

Kyiv has said Russia had attacked it overnight with 46 drones, of which 38 were destroyed.

There was no immediate comment from Ukraine about Tuesday's attacks. Both sides deny targeting civilians.

(With input from Reuters and Xinhua)