Moscow witnessed one of the largest drone attacks in its history. A wave of drones targeted the Russian capital, forcing air defense systems into action. Explosions echoed throughout the city as emergency crews responded to fires and structural damage caused by the assault.

Kyiv said it wants the attack — which involved more than 300 drones — to convince Russian President Vladimir Putin to agree to an aerial ceasefire.

The Ukrainian air force said it shot down the ballistic Iskander-M missile and 79 of the drones, while another 35 drones did not reach their targets likely due to electronic warfare countermeasures. In the southern region of Odesa,

The dawn attack unfurled as U.S. officials were to meet a Ukrainian delegation in Saudi Arabia to seek an end of the three-year-war.

Russia said it had downed more than 300 Ukrainian drones just hours before the first high-level talks between Washington and Kyiv since a tense Oval Office meeting.