Moscow Airports Briefly Closed Due to Ukrainian Drones

Two Moscow airports were temporarily closed due to a Ukrainian drone attack. Russian air defenses reportedly shot down dozens of drones heading towards the city.

According to Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin, air defenses shot down 28 enemy drones. The Russian Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsiya) suspended operations at Domodedovo and Zhukovsky airports for security reasons.

No damage was reported. Kyiv has stated that its attacks aim to destroy infrastructure critical to Russian military operations in Ukraine.