MOSCOW/KYIV - About 300 drones headed toward the Moscow region over the past 24 hours, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said on Sunday.

Most of these drones were intercepted by air defense systems at long range before reaching the area, the mayor said, adding that 45 drones were shot down as they approached Moscow.

According to a TASS tally based on data released by Sobyanin, this attempted enemy drone assault on Moscow over the past 24 hours was among the largest of its kind in recent years. 

Cabinet reshuffle in Ukraine

Also on Sunday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced a cabinet reshuffle.

Zelensky said that the new strategy would assign each foreign policy priority to an official with relevant experience.

"We discussed the details with Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia Svyrydenko. We determined that these changes require a renewal of the Cabinet of Ministers," he wrote in a post on X.

Zelensky thanked Svyrydenko for her effective service as prime minister and said he had offered her the opportunity to lead "a new and important area of relations with a key partner".

Later on Sunday, Svyrydenko confirmed her resignation as prime minister. "I am proud to have had the honor of leading the government during the most difficult period of Ukraine's modern history," she wrote on Telegram.

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Separately, lawmaker Yaroslav Zheleznyak said on Telegram that Svyrydenko is expected to become Ukraine's ambassador to the United States.