Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin said that 862 unmanned aerial vehicles headed toward the Moscow region between 8:30 p.m. on Oct. 29 and 7:30 a.m. on Oct. 30.
Sobyanin's statement said that most of the drones were destroyed in remote areas by air defense forces subordinate to Russia's Defense Ministry. Andrey Vorobyov also announced that 170 drones had been neutralized as they approached Moscow.
Russia's Defense Ministry announces targets in Ukraine
Russia's Defense Ministry said that intensive attacks were carried out against Ukraine overnight using precision weapons launched from the ground and drones.
According to the ministry, the targets included Ukrainian military-industrial facilities used to produce and store long- and medium-range drones. Energy infrastructure supporting the operation of these facilities was also hit in Kyiv, the Kyiv region and the Dnipropetrovsk region.

The statement said that port infrastructure in the Odesa region, as well as vessels allegedly used in support of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, were also targeted.
Worker killed at Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant
Officials at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant announced that a worker was killed during a drone attack. According to the officials, the worker, who worked as a welder, was traveling to work on an electric scooter when the attack occurred.
The plant administration said that the attack targeted a person who was moving and described the incident as a deliberate attack on plant personnel.
Plant officials said that actions targeting workers create additional risks to nuclear safety by causing fear and panic.