The attack, the largest and most deadly to target the Russian capital region since the invasion of Ukraine in 2022, showed Kyiv's increasing ability to carry out long-range strikes.

The strikes on the city were timed to coincide with the final day of a prestigious international economic forum.

The Ukrainian General Staff said a Russian Shahed drone had hit a building that’s part of the central spent fuel storage facility within the Chernobyl exclusion zone.