MOSCOW (AFP) — Russia’s defense ministry said Friday that it had downed 112 Ukrainian drones in a third night of attacks, with Moscow again targeted with strikes that again disrupted operations at several airports.

Since Thursday evening, “air defense systems destroyed and intercepted 112 Ukrainian drones,” including 24 that were headed toward the capital, the ministry said.

Eight people were wounded in the Lipetsk region around 450 kilometers southeast of Moscow when debris from a falling drone struck an industrial zone in the city of Yelets and caused a fire, regional governor Igor Artamonov said on Telegram.

Russia and Ukraine have deployed drones against one another on a near daily basis since Russia launched its military offensive on Ukraine more than three years ago, but Moscow has rarely been targeted.

On Thursday, flights were halted at several Moscow airports, Russia’s aviation authority Rosaviatsiya said.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly rebuffed calls by Kyiv and the West for an unconditional and immediate ceasefire.