More than 370 drones launched at Moscow region overnight, most 'neutralised': mayor

More than 370 drones were launched toward the Moscow region overnight, the Russian capital's mayor said on Saturday, adding that most of them had been shot down.

"Since 8:30 pm (1730 GMT), more than 370 drones were flying in the direction of the Moscow region. Most were neutralised by air defence forces at distant approaches. 64 enemy UAVs were destroyed on approach to Moscow," Sergei Sobyanin wrote on the state-backed MAX platform.