Instead, Moscow and Kyiv have been drawn into an escalating duel of long-range aerial strikes as fighting along the roughly 1,250-kilometer (780-mile) front line in eastern and southern Ukraine has slowed, restricted by large numbers of drones and ground robots threatening troop movements.

Ukraine says it used a newly developed ballistic missile in the attacks, which also targeted other parts of Russia.

Moscow's mayor described the wave of drones as the "largest ever" attack on the Russian capital and said there had been damage to a Moscow oil refinery and a residential building.

Ukrainian forces launched a barrage of drone strikes against Moscow over the weekend in what the city's mayor called the largest attack on the Russian capital since the war began. These videos show the damage across the region.

After Kyiv fired waves of drones at Moscow in its largest attack on the Russian capital since the Kremlin launched its 2022 invasion of Ukraine, two unrelated videos were shared in posts falsely claiming they showed the impact of the countries' intensifying long-range strikes.

Ukraine launched more than 1,000 drones at Russia on the State Duma election’s final day, including hundreds targeting Moscow.

Tens of millions of roubles have been allocated for repairs to shelters across Moscow districts and St Petersburg metro stations as Ukrainian drones struck another Russian refinery on Sunday, as the Kremlin's all-out war in Ukraine continues well into its fifth year.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha described the EU’s decision to remove Usmanov and Fridman from sanctions list as shameful and unjustified. — Ukrinform.