At least five people were killed and six others injured in a Ukrainian drone attack on the town of Chekhov in Russia's Moscow region, according to Governor Andrei Vorobyov.

In a post on Telegram, Vorobyov said Russian air defence systems intercepted drones targeting the Moscow region on Monday morning, with the most serious damage reported in the Chekhov municipal district.

“This morning, air defence forces repelled a drone attack on the Moscow region. The main consequences were recorded in the Chekhov municipal district. Several fires broke out after a UAV struck an industrial zone in Novoselki. The largest blaze, at a warehouse, has already been extinguished. An electrical substation and an administrative building were also damaged. Firefighters and emergency services remain at the scene,” Vorobyov said.

He added that drone debris damaged a private home and a car in the village of Solnyshkovo. The fire there has been extinguished, and no casualties were reported.

Vorobyov also said the drone attack was still underway, with unmanned aerial vehicles detected over the Volokolamsk, Klin, Chekhov and Serebryanye Prudy districts of the Moscow region.

Earlier, independent media outlet ASTRA reported that warehouse facilities belonging to Wildberries may have been among the targets of the drone strike in Chekhov.