A large-scale Ukrainian drone attack targets Moscow and kills a young man

(CNN) - Ukraine launched a large-scale drone attack on Moscow overnight and into Tuesday morning, killing one person and damaging homes and vehicles, according to Russian authorities.

Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said that Ukraine launched 650 drones towards the Moscow region between 8:30 pm local time, Monday, and 5 am, Tuesday.

Sobyanin added via Telegram: “Most of them were destroyed by air defense systems at the outer perimeter. 105 drones were destroyed as they approached Moscow.”

A 20-year-old young man was killed in an attack targeting the town of Radomlya in Solnechnogorsk District, northwest of Moscow, according to Andrei Vorobyov, Governor of the Moscow Region. Vorobyov added that six other people were injured across the region.

The attack damaged or destroyed a number of private homes, according to the governor of the Moscow region, who added that the authorities are still dealing with the repercussions of the attack in the affected areas.

Ukraine has launched several large-scale air attacks in recent weeks, including the largest drone attack on the Russian capital ever on September 21, in which more than 1,900 drones participated.

On the other hand, Russia has intensified its air attacks on Kiev almost continuously since the end of August, killing dozens of people and disrupting the daily life of residents of the Ukrainian capital.

A Russian drone hit a major bridge in Kiev on Sunday, coinciding with the arrival of German Chancellor Friedrich Merz to the city.