Earlier, Russia used Tupolev Tu-95 and Tu-22 long-range bombers to launch missiles at Ukraine, while A-50s are used to coordinate targets and detect air defences and guided missiles.

Ukrainian forces have wiped out dozens of Russian military aircraft, including nuclear-capable bombers, in one of the most audacious attacks using "swarms" of drones from the back of trucks targeting air bases far within Russian territory, according to sources in Kyiv.

Falling debris from a destroyed Ukrainian drone hit an apartment block in southwest Moscow, Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said Thursday.

A Ukrainian security source told BI that Kyiv struck at least 40 Russian aircraft on Sunday, including Tu-95 and Tu-22M bombers.

Claims of Russian President Vladimir Putin's helicopter being "at the epicenter" of a Ukrainian drone attack in Kursk Oblast were reportedly fabricated by the Kremlin, the Moscow Times reported on May 30,

Russia dramatically intensified missile and drone attacks across Ukraine this month in an effort to sap Ukrainians’ morale – but it is also stepping up ground attacks in many areas along the long frontline,

Explosions were heard in the area of Moscow and the surrounding region, Russia, during the night of May 29 amid air defense activity triggered by the detection of drones. Operations at Moscow's Vnukovo Airport were temporarily suspended,

Russian drone and missile attacks on Ukraine have killed at least two, including a nine-year-old girl, as Putin continues his onslaught against the country. It came as uncertainty remained about whether Kyiv diplomats would attend a new round of peace talks proposed by Moscow for early next week in Istanbul.