Huge fires erupted in the Moscow region as officials claimed that the Russian capital and surrounding area were hit by a drone strike in another crisis for Vladimir Putin. Sergei Sobyanin, the mayor of Moscow,

Russia overnight launched a “record” 145 drones at Ukrainian territory, according to Ukraine’s air force, 62 of which were shot down. A further 67 were “lost,” the air force said, a likely reference to electronic jamming that caused the drones to veer off course.