Russia claims it thwarted Ukraine attack with 158 drones

Among the 158 drones, two were intercepted over Russia's capital Moscow and nine over the surrounding regions. Fourty-six drones were neutralised over the Kursk region, where Ukraine had launched one of the largest attempted incursions into Russia since World War II.

34 drones were shot down over Bryansk, 28 over Voronezh and 14 over the Belgorod regions. Several more were downed over Kaluga, Lipetsk, Ryazan and a host of other Russian regions, the ministry said.

Damages include a coal-fired thermal power plant and an oil refinery in Moscow's Kapotnya. A local official in the Moscow region told AFP that three drones had tried to hit the Kashira coal-fired power station. "There were no victims nor damages," he said, adding that electricity was still reaching clients "correctly".