Kiev’s latest attack comes amid a US envoy’s visit to discuss Washington-proposed ceasefire talks
Moscow has repelled another Ukrainian drone attack, just days after the Russian capital was targeted in a major multi-wave raid involving over 90 UAVs that killed three civilians, according to Mayor Sergey Sobyanin.
The attack on Friday morning comes just hours after US President Donald Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, departed Moscow. Witkoff reportedly met with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday night to discuss the results of US-Ukraine talks in Saudi Arabia and relay Moscow’s position back to Washington.
“The Russian air defense forces have repelled the attack of four drones flying toward Moscow,” Sobyanin wrote on Telegram shortly after 7am local time, adding that emergency services were working at the crash sites.
There were no immediate reports of casualties. Moscow’s Vnukovo International Airport has suspended operations in response to the drone raid.
On Tuesday morning, Kiev launched a major multi-wave assault on several Russian regions, with Russian air defenses neutralizing a total of 337 drones, including 91 over Moscow Region. The attack killed three civilians and injured multiple others.
Just hours later, representatives from the US and Ukraine held talks in Saudi Arabia, where they issued a joint statement offering Moscow a 30-day ceasefire.
Putin expressed support for a potential ceasefire but has raised concerns regarding how such a truce be implemented. Speaking on Thursday, Putin warned of potential loopholes and strategic disadvantages.
“These 30 days — how will they be used? To continue forced mobilization in Ukraine? To receive more arms supplies? To train newly mobilized units?” Putin wondered. Enforcing a ceasefire over such a vast battlefield would be difficult, he added, violations could be easily disputed, leading to a blame game between both sides.
