Moscow Airports Suspend Flights After Ukrainian Drone Attack
Four Moscow airports suspended flights for several hours on Monday morning after Ukrainian drones attacked the capital. Russia's Defense Ministry reported intercepting 301 drones across the country and annexed Crimea overnight.
Moscow airports temporarily suspended flights on Monday morning after local authorities reported dozens of Ukrainian drones heading toward the capital. The attack came just days after the city faced its largest air raid since the start of the war.
Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin began reporting drones approaching the capital around 3 a.m. local time. By 10 a.m., he said air defenses had intercepted a total of 80 Ukrainian drones around the city. Sobyanin stated that emergency services were responding to various drone crash sites but did not report any casualties or immediate damage.
Civil aviation authorities said operations at Sheremetyevo, Vnukovo, Domodedovo and Zhukovsky airports were suspended during the multi-hour attack for safety reasons. The flight restrictions were lifted later in the morning.
Russia's Defense Ministry reported intercepting 301 Ukrainian drones across the country and in annexed Crimea between Sunday night and Monday morning. The latest attacks come days after Ukraine targeted a major Moscow oil refinery that supplies a significant share of fuel for the capital and its surrounding region.
Also on Monday, Ukrainian authorities reported that a Russian drone strike set fire to a cargo vessel en route to Ukraine, killing one crew member. Ukraine's Deputy Prime Minister Oleksiy Kuleba stated that eight sailors, including citizens of Turkey and India, were forced to flee the attack on a life raft, adding that the vessel "sustained significant damage and lost seaworthiness."
