More than 50 Moscow-bound drones intercepted by Russia, mayor says

May 8 (Reuters) - ‌Russian air ​defence ​units have intercepted more than 50 drones heading for ‌Moscow over a period of ⁠about 15 hours, according to Mayor Sergei ‌Sobyanin.

The running total ‌of drones downed between about 11 a.m. (0800 GMT) on Thursday and ​2 a.m. on Friday exceeded 50, Sobyanin said in a ⁠long series of dispatches on Telegram announcing the ​interception of drones throughout Thursday.

Emergency crews were examining debris on the ​ground, he said.

Russia's ‌Defence Ministry, posting separately on Telegram, said 95 Ukrainian ⁠drones had been intercepted over a four-hour period ending at midnight in ⁠various regions of central and southern Russia.

Russia's ​Defence Ministry said it would observe a three-day ceasefire starting at midnight on ‌the night of May 7-May 8 until May 10 ‌in connection with commemorations of ⁠the Soviet victory ‌over Nazi ​Germany in World War Two.

(Reporting by Reuters; Editing by Stephen ‌Coates)

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