More than 390 drones targeted the Moscow region overnight, the Russian capital’s mayor said yesterday, hours before Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky was expected to meet with US President Donald Trump.

“Between 8:30 pm (1730 GMT) and 6:30 am, more than 390 drones were flying towards the Moscow region. Most were neutralised by air defence forces well before reaching the city. 81 enemy UAVs were destroyed as they approached Moscow,” Sergei Sobyanin wrote on Telegram.

However, the Russian defence ministry later said that a total of 356 Ukrainian drones had been downed over more than a dozen regions, including near the capital, reports AFP.

Moscow regional governor Andrey Vorobyov also reported that drone attacks damaged housing in Chekhov and Vaulovo.

Meanwhile, Russian forces struck two Ukrainian vessels, including a bulk carrier delivering military cargo in the Black Sea and a vessel in the port of Mykolaiv, the Russian defence ministry said.