Russia and Ukraine launch biggest drone attacks against each other

Russia and Ukraine person carried retired their biggest drone attacks against each different since the commencement of the war.

Russia's defence ministry besides said it intercepted 70 Ukrainian drones implicit six regions, including immoderate approaching Moscow which forced flights to beryllium diverted from 3 of the capital's large airports.

Ukraine's aerial unit said Russia launched 145 drones towards each parts of the country, with astir changeable down.

The barrages travel amid expectations that US president-elect Donald Trump whitethorn enactment unit connected some sides to extremity the conflict.

Ukraine's attempted onslaught connected Moscow was reportedly its largest onslaught connected the superior since the warfare began, and was described arsenic "massive" by the region's governor.

One idiosyncratic was reported injured arsenic drones were changeable down adjacent the Russian capital. Images connected societal media showed a residential gathering connected fire.

Most of the drones were downed successful the Ramenskoye, Kolomna and Domodedovo districts, officials said.

In September a pistillate was killed successful a drone onslaught that deed Ramenskoye. In May past twelvemonth 2 drones were destroyed adjacent the Kremlin successful cardinal Moscow and determination were respective drone attacks connected the Moscow City concern district.

In Ukraine, astatine slightest 2 radical were injured aft a drone deed the Odesa region. Images showed flames rising from immoderate buildings, arsenic good arsenic aftermath damage.

The drone barrages comes arsenic Russian troops reportedly made their largest territorial gains successful October since March 2022, according to investigation of Institute for the Study of War information by the AFP quality agency.

However, Sir Tony Radakin, the UK's service chief, told the BBC's Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg programme that Russia had suffered its worst period for casualties since the commencement of the war.

Russian forces suffered an mean of astir 1,500 dormant and injured "every azygous day" successful October, helium said.

There has been aggravated speculation astir however Trump volition attack the struggle since his predetermination triumph successful the US.

The president-elect regularly said successful his predetermination run that helium could extremity the warfare "in a day", but has not offered details connected however helium would bash that.

A erstwhile advisor to Trump, Bryan Lanza, told the BBC that the incoming medication would absorption connected achieving peace alternatively than enabling Ukraine to summation backmost territory from Russia.

In response, a spokesperson for Trump distanced the president-elect from the remarks, saying Mr Lanza "does not talk for him".

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov spoke via authorities media connected Sunday of "positive" signals from the incoming US administration.

He claimed that Trump spoke during his predetermination run astir wanting bid and not a tendency to inflict decision connected Russia.

Trump has spoken to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky since his predetermination win, a root telling the BBC that the speech lasted "about fractional an hour".

Zelensky has antecedently warned against conceding onshore to Russia and has said that without US aid, Ukraine would suffer the war.