Moscow [Russia]: Amid ongoing Russian parliamentary elections, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said on Sunday that Russia had repelled what he described as the "largest enemy drone attack" on Moscow, claiming the attack was aimed at disrupting the ongoing parliamentary elections.
In a post on Telegram, Sobyanin said that more than 1,600 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) had been repelled "at all front lines" since Saturday, including 450 that were approaching Moscow.
"The largest enemy drone attack on Moscow has been repelled," Sobyanin said, thanking Russian air defence forces for their work.
He said several UAVs nevertheless reached the Moscow Oil Refinery and one struck a residential building.
"This unprecedented attack was clearly planned to disrupt the elections. The enemy failed," Sobyanin said.
Meanwhile, in a separate post, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy claimed that Ukraine's long-range strikes had a "very significant impact" in the Moscow region overnight, saying a key Russian oil industry facility and a logistics facility had been hit.
He said the systems used in the strikes included FP-1, RZ-100, MICH-2000, Palianytsia, Vendetta, Liutyi, Bars, Flamingo, Sichen and Pelican.
"Our long-range responses had a very significant impact in the Moscow region last night. One of Russia's key oil industry facilities and the aggressor's logistics facility were hit. These are billions of dollars that sustain the war machine. The systems used included FP-1, RZ-100, MICH-2000, Palianytsia, Vendetta, Liutyi, Bars, Flamingo, Sichen, and Pelican."
Zelenskyy credited the Security Service of Ukraine, Unmanned Systems Forces, Special Operations Forces, Defence Intelligence of Ukraine and Foreign Intelligence Service for the operation.
He also said sanctions had been imposed on a facility in Russia's Voronezh region, while calling for Moscow to end what he described as its "brutal war" and choose peace.
"Steps toward de-escalation are on the table - in energy and food security. What is needed is political will," Zelenskyy said.
