Alarm about Ukrainian drones – flight operations at three Moscow airports temporarily suspended

Russia's largest airport, Sheremetyevo, has brought passengers to safety because of a drone alarm.

According to the airport, access to the security area of ​​all terminals was restricted during the evacuation. Employees therefore supported people in going to safe places.

To do this, they also took passengers out of planes. The drone alarm has now been lifted and the passengers are leaving the shelters.

The Rosawiazija aviation authority also announced in the afternoon that operations at three of the capital's four airports had been temporarily suspended.

Because of Ukrainian drone attacks, there have been repeated restrictions at Russian airports for a long time. However, the problems have been increasing significantly for weeks. Planes turn back on the way to Moscow or land at other airports in Russia, leaving passengers temporarily stranded.

Almost two weeks ago, operations at all four Moscow airports were temporarily interrupted due to incoming Ukrainian drones. At that time, according to the Moscow mayor, Russian air defense shot down at least 23 Ukrainian drones.

Russia has waged a war of aggression against Ukraine for more than four and a half years. Ukraine regularly attacks targets in the Russian hinterland as part of its defensive campaign.

At the beginning of September, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Russian airspace would “effectively” be closed. “There will simply be so many drones in Russian airspace that this will have to be taken into account,” he said at the time.