Pakistan, Oct. 22 -- Ukraine launched a major drone assault toward Moscow, with Russian officials reporting 630 drones heading toward the capital. The attacks injured three people across Moscow and the Lipetsk region. They also damaged residential buildings and a medical facility in Lipetsk, regional authorities said.

Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said drones approached the capital between Wednesday evening and Thursday morning. The reported attack period ran from 8:30pm on October 21 to 4am on October 22. Russian air defence forces intercepted many drones before they reached the city.

Sobyanin said air defence forces also destroyed 163 drones near Moscow. Russian officials described the assault as one of the largest attacks targeting th...