Synopsis Moscow airports faced temporary flight suspensions Thursday following a large-scale Ukrainian drone attack. Russian air defenses engaged the drones, leading to evacuations and flight restrictions at Sheremetyevo and other capital airports. Hundreds of drones reportedly targeted Moscow and surrounding regions overnight, prompting heightened security.
Agencies Flights at all major Moscow airports were temporarily suspended on Thursday after Ukraine launched what Russian officials described as one of the largest drone attacks on the Russian capital in recent years.
Russia’s aviation agency imposed temporary restrictions on air traffic as air defence systems responded to the attack, Reuters reported. Moscow’s busiest airport, Sheremetyevo, evacuated passengers to safe locations and restricted flight operations during the barrage. Authorities also reported disruptions at other airports serving the capital.
The flight restrictions came as Russian officials said hundreds of Ukrainian drones targeted Moscow and surrounding regions overnight, prompting heightened security measures across the capital.
Drone attack triggers fires, evacuations Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said air defence forces were repelling a “large-scale attack” and that several drones managed to reach the Moscow Oil Refinery. Traffic was closed on roads near the facility, while Russian media outlets reported a fire at the site.
Authorities also reported that a drone struck an apartment building in the Moscow region district of Zhukovsky. In another incident, falling drone debris sparked a fire at a shopping centre near Moscow’s suburbs.
According to Russian officials, air defence systems shot down 180 drones approaching Moscow, while the defence ministry said mor
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