Nov 10 (Reuters) - Ukraine launched at least 17 drones targeting Moscow early on Sunday, forcing the temporarily closure of two of the capital's airports, Russian officials said.

Ukraine attacked Moscow with 34 drones, the Russian Ministry of Defense said early Sunday morning. “Between 7:00 and 10:00 Moscow time, an attempt by the Kyiv regime to carry out a terrorist attack using an aircraft-type [unmanned aerial vehicle] against targets on the territory of the Russian Federation was thwarted,

The Moldovan Foreign Ministry protested to the Russian ambassador against "Russia's illegal interference in the elections and referendum in Moldova to distort their results, undermine and delegitimize the democratic process in Moldova.

Ukraine attacked Moscow on Sunday with at least 34 drones, the biggest drone strike on the Russian capital since the start of the war in 2022, forcing flights to be diverted from three of the city’s major airports and injuring at least five people.

A Russian air attack struck a residential building and energy installations on Thursday evening in and near Ukraine's Black Sea port of Odesa, killing one person, injuring eight and knocking out a boiler plant used for heating,

Ukraine has long been affected by systematic drone and missile attacks on civilian targets from Russia. Russia has been heavily targeting Ukraine's energy and heating infrastructure, which could have serious consequences for people as winter approaches.