Moscow, drones and Russia
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Russia's Defense Ministry on Sunday claimed to have shot down at least 26 Ukrainian drones over the Moscow region.
Major Ukrainian drone attacks on Russia sowed chaos at major airports serving Moscow on Monday, with thousands of passengers waiting in lines or sleeping on the floor after flights were cancelled or delayed,
Ukrainian drone attacks on Moscow caused massive traffic disruptions at the Russian capital's four airports, officials said on Sunday. In the Selenograd district, the strikes also damaged numerous high-rise buildings and cars were set on fire,
Ukrainian drone attacks caused major disruption at Moscow's airports, leaving thousands of passengers stranded. Russian authorities downed 117 drones overnight and imposed temporary flight restrictions.
Russia has unveiled a massive drone factory in Yelabuga, built with Iran’s help, producing over 100 Shahed-136 (Geran-2) drones daily. Footage released by Russian state media reveals rows of drones painted in matte black to aid in night strikes against Ukraine.
Ukraine has occasionally targeted the Russian capital, but has doubled down on drone strikes on Moscow in recent days.
Russian air defenses destroyed 73 Ukrainian drones overnight, including three heading for Moscow, Russia's defence ministry said on Friday.
Chaos also engulfed four of the capital’s airports – Sheremetyevo, Vnukovo, Domodedovo and Zhukovskiy – with as many as 134 flights having to be redirected. By 10am local time, only two remained closed to air traffic – Vnukovo in the Moscow region and Grabtsevo in the Kaluga region.
UKRAINE unleashed chaos at Moscow’s four airports with a fourth successive drone blitz rocking the city. Hundreds of passenger planes had to be diverted as waves of flying bombs converged on the
Russia launched a new barrage of drones and missiles at Ukraine in an overnight attack on Monday, killing at least one person and causing multiple fires in the capital Kyiv, city officials said. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said rescuers and medics were working on sites across four districts of the capital.