Ukraine attacked Moscow with a massive drone strike this week while a high-level delegation held talks in Saudi Arabia to seek an end to the conflict with Russia.
The attack saw a record 337 drones shot down over Russian territory, with specific numbers including 91 drones downed in Moscow and 126 in the Kursk region bordering Ukraine, according to a report by Reuters citing Russia’s defense ministry.
Miratorg, a meat producer based in Moscow, reported the deaths of two employees due to falling debris. Additionally, officials stated that 18 individuals, including three children, were injured after residential buildings were hit during the drone strikes.
Images taken in Russia showed damage to cars and apartment buildings in the wake of the attack, which temporarily shut down Moscow’s four airports. Russia reportedly launched a ballistic missile and 126 drones at Ukraine in response.
Specialists work on the facade of a damaged apartment building following a drone attack in Moscow on March 11. (Tatyana Makeyeva/AFP via Getty Images)
The Ukrainian delegation in Saudi Arabia was expected to include Andriy Yermak, head of the presidential office, Andrii Sybiha, minister of foreign affairs, Pavlo Palisa, colonel of armed forces of Ukraine and an advisor to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, as well as Defense Minister Rustem Umerov, who was not only involved in initial talks with Russia following its February 2022 invasion, but who also survived a poisoning attack after a peace meeting in March that year.
Damaged and burnt cars following a Ukrainian drone attack in Domodedovo, outside Moscow, Russia, on Tuesday, March 11, 2025. (Moscow Region Governor Andrei Vorobyev official telegram channel via AP)
Rubio told reporters Monday that “The important point in this meeting is to establish clearly their intentions, their desire, as they’ve said publicly now, numerous times, to reach a point where peace is possible,” adding that he will need to be assured that Kyiv is prepared to make some hard decisions, like giving up territory seized by Russia, in order to end the three-year war.
Firefighters work at the site of a Russian drone strike in Odesa, Ukraine, on March 11. (Reuters/Nina Liashonok)
“I wouldn’t prejudge tomorrow about whether or not we have a minerals deal,” Rubio also said on board a flight to Saudi Arabia. “It’s an important topic, but it’s not the main topic on the agenda.
Fox News’ Caitlin McFall contributed to this report.
