Several unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) en route to Moscow were shot down near the Russian capital in the early hours on Tuesday, quoting Moscow Governor Andrey Vorobyov, TASS reported.

"This morning, residents of some districts in the Moscow Region could hear the sounds of explosions - it was our air defense in operation. Several drones were downed on their course to Moscow," Vorobyov said on his Telegram channel.