Russian satellite communications center hit, Ukraine says as a wave of drones targets Moscow

More than 60 drones targeted Moscow overnight, the city’s mayor said Tuesday, marking another major aerial attack on the Russian capital as Ukraine intensifies its long-range weapons campaign.

More than 60 drones targeted Moscow overnight, the city’s mayor said Tuesday, marking another major aerial attack on the Russian capital as Ukraine intensifies its long-range weapons campaign.

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A satellite communications center was hit, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on X, adding that it was used for reconnaissance and for ​coordinating the activities of Russia’s forces in Ukraine.

Describing it as a “large-scale attack,” Mayor Sergey Sobyanin said in a post on Telegram that air defenses had “destroyed 61 drones approaching Moscow,” without specifying where they had come from.