Russia announced that it had thwarted a Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow last night, days before the celebration of May 9, Victory Day over Nazi Germany in 1945.
Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said via Telegram that air defenses repelled an attack by four drones flying in the direction of Moscow, and that there was no material damage or casualties.
The Russian capital has been targeted by Ukrainian drones on several occasions before.
This Ukrainian drone attack was carried out a few days before a military parade scheduled for May 9 on Red Square in Moscow, which is scheduled to be attended by foreign leaders, Chinese President Xi Jinping, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and others.
On the occasion of the May 9th celebration, Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed a three-day ceasefire in Ukraine from May 8th to 10th to, as he said, test Kiev's readiness to make peace.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said yesterday that he did not believe that Russia would respect the ceasefire.
Separate talks with Moscow and Kiev, mediated by Washington, have been ongoing for more than two months, and there is currently no way out of the conflict triggered by Russia's attack on Ukraine in February 2022.
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