The mayor of the Russian capital of Moscow says the country's military has destroyed at least 10 drones flying toward the city.

Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said on social media on Wednesday that the attack by unmanned aerial vehicles flying toward Moscow had been thwarted. He said there was debris at the site where some of the drones had been shot down south of Moscow.

Reports said the military had shot down at least 10 drones by 5 a.m. local time.

Sobyanin said it was one of the largest ever attempts to attack Moscow using drones.

No injuries or damage have been reported.

The Russian capital has repeatedly been targeted in drone attacks since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

Last month, a drone was downed over the Moscow region while two drones crashed into a business complex in the capital in July last year.

Following a drone attack apparently targeting the Kremlin in May last year, Russia accused Ukraine of taking aim at the Russian president. But Ukraine denied any involvement.