The volley comes just days before a planned parade in the capital to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe.

Russia said it intercepted more than 100 Ukrainian drones fired at almost a dozen of its regions in an attack that forced all four airports around Moscow to temporarily suspend flights.

Ukrainian drones attacked Moscow for the second consecutive night, temporarily halting flights at four airports in the Russian capital and nine further afield – as it prepares to host a major military parade expected to be attended by world leaders including China’s Xi Jinping.