Russia-Ukraine war latest: Kyiv targets Moscow with largest ever drone attack as it uses US rockets in Kursk

Ukraine has targeted Moscow in what officials described as the largest drone attack on the city of the war so far .

Russian air defences destroyed at least 11 drones headed for Moscow and 45 in total across the country, Russian officials said.

It is not known how many were launched in total. “This is one of the largest attempts to attack Moscow using drones ever. We continue to monitor the situation,” Moscow mayor Sergei Sobyanin said.

Russian officials did not immediately report any damage or injuries from the overnight attack, while Ukraine is yet to comment.

It comes as Ukraine’s special forces claimed they had “destroyed” several bridges and pontoon crossings on the Seym River in Kursk using US-supplied rockets.

"Where do Russian pontoon bridges ‘disappear’ in the Kursk region? Operators ... accurately destroy them," Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces said on Telegram messenger.

The statement said U.S.-manufactured HIMARS rocket systems were used. It was the first official statement from Kyiv that Western weapons are part of the unprecedented offensive.