The record assault unfolded ahead of US-Ukraine talks in Saudi Arabia, where Washington will pressure for peace
Moscow faced its largest-ever wave of Ukrainian kamikaze drones on Tuesday night, with Russian air defenses successfully intercepting hundreds of the incoming UAVs, according to officials.
Later in the day, senior Ukrainian and US officials are set to meet in Saudi Arabia to discuss potential peace negotiations β a process President Donald Trump is pushing both Kiev and Moscow to embrace.
According to the Russian Defense Ministry, a total of 337 Ukrainian drones were neutralized overnight.
The ministryβs statement detailed that 126 of these were intercepted over Kursk Region, which is adjacent to the Ukrainian border and well-covered by Russian air defenses; 91 were brought down over Moscow Region, which surrounds the capital.
