Ukraine’s attempted strike on Moscow was reportedly its largest attack on the capital since the war began, and was described as “massive” by the region’s governor.
One person was reported injured as drones were shot down near the Russian capital. Images on social media showed a residential building on fire.
Most of the drones were downed in the Ramenskoye, Kolomna and Domodedovo districts, officials said.
In September a woman was killed in a drone attack that hit Ramenskoye. In May last year two drones were destroyed near the Kremlin in central Moscow and there were several drone attacks on the Moscow City business district.
In Ukraine, at least two people were injured after a drone hit the Odesa region. Images showed flames rising from some buildings, as well as aftermath damage.
The drone barrages comes as Russian troops reportedly made their largest territorial gains in October since March 2022, according to analysis of Institute for the Study of War data by the AFP news agency.
However, Sir Tony Radakin, the UK’s army chief, told the BBC’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg programme that Russia had suffered its worst month for casualties since the start of the war.
Russian forces suffered an average of about 1,500 dead and injured “every single day” in October, he said.