Drone alarm at Moscow airports – flight operations temporarily suspended

The four airports in the Russian capital Moscow temporarily suspended flight operations in the evening due to incoming Ukrainian drones. At Sheremetyevo, Vnukovo, Domodedovo and Zhukovsky airports, all landings and take-offs were canceled for a short time, the state agency Tass reported. At least 25 incoming aircraft were diverted to other airfields during this time. The alarm was lifted at all airports late in the evening.

According to Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin, at least 23 Ukrainian drones were shot down outside the city limits on their way to the Russian metropolis. However, he did not provide any information on whether drones had overcome anti-aircraft defenses or caused damage.

Flight operations were also disrupted in other Russian cities in the evening by incoming drones. Among other things, there was a short-term stop to all take-offs and landings in Kostroma and Yaroslavl, northeast of Moscow and Yaroslavl.

The targets of the Ukrainian drones were not known. Ukraine has been attacking defense plants and refineries deep in Russia for months in an attempt to weaken Moscow's war machine.