MOSCOW/KYIV/PARIS – The Russian Defense Ministry said Monday that national air defense forces intercepted and destroyed 146 Ukrainian drones over a 12-hour period.

"Between 08:00 and 20:00 Moscow Time on Monday, on-duty air defense systems intercepted and destroyed 146 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones over the territories of Russia, including Moscow, Belgorod, Bryansk, Voronezh, Kaluga, Kursk, Oryol, Rostov, Crimea, Ryazan and Tula regions, as well as the waters of the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea," the ministry said in a statement.

Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin confirmed that air defense units had shot down a total of 5 drones targeting Moscow on Monday afternoon. "Emergency response teams are working at the debris fall site," the mayor posted on Russian social platform Max.

Ukraine coalition to hold military drills

Following a summit of the Coalition of the Willing in Paris, French President Emmanuel Macron announced at a joint press conference on Monday that the Multinational Force for Ukraine (MNFU) will conduct joint military exercises in countries neighboring Ukraine "in the coming months".

According to Macron, the MNFU will be tasked with providing security guarantees for Ukraine following a future cessation of hostilities with Russia. The force will be "deployed at sea, in the air, and on Ukrainian soil once a ceasefire is reached, and will serve a purely defensive purpose", he added.

He said the planned exercises aim to validate the deployment plans, reiterating that the "first pillar" of security guarantees for Ukraine will remain the Ukrainian military.

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Also at the press conference, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said some 25 countries are ready to participate in the MNFU.

The Coalition of the Willing, led jointly by France and Britain, comprises about 30 countries, most of them European, that have pledged support for Ukraine.

Russia has dismissed the alliance as a "coalition of warmongers". Reacting to Monday's announcement, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the coalition's belief that Russia might be defeated was a "profound delusion".

Martial law, general mobilization

Also on Monday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky submitted bills to parliament proposing a 90-day extension of the country's martial law and general mobilization amid the lasting conflict with Russia.

The two measures, due to expire on Aug 2, would be extended for another 90 days if approved by parliament. Lawmaker Yaroslav Zheleznyak said the voting is expected on Tuesday and Wednesday.

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Ukraine first imposed martial law and declared general mobilization in February 2022 and has since extended both measures repeatedly.