Russia's defense ministry said in a Telegram post that it intercepted 337 Ukrainian drones overnight, including dozens over Moscow.
It is a record number since the war began in February 2022, The Moscow Times reported. The drones barrage came ahead of talks between the U.S. and Ukraine in Saudi Arabia to bring peace closer.
The ministry said 91 unmanned aerial vehicles were "intercepted and destroyed by air defense systems" over Moscow oblast. Another 126 were destroyed over Kursk oblast.
Dozens more were intercepted above the oblasts of Bryansk, Belgorod, Ryazan, Kaluga, Lipetsk, Oryol, Voronezh, and Nizhny Novgorod, Russian officials said.
"Thanks to the air defense forces of the Aerospace Forces of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation for their excellent work," said Moscow's Mayor Sergei Sobyanin in a Telegram post.
This is a developing story and more information will be added as it becomes available.
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This story was originally published March 11, 2025 at 3:12 AM.