Drone strikes hit Moscow: Airports forced to shut down
Moscow claims to have 'repelled' a drone attack (Illustrative photo: Getty Images)
In the Moscow region, during the night of May 25, air defense forces and equipment were reportedly activated due to drones allegedly flying toward the Russian capital. Operations at several Moscow airports were restricted, according to the Telegram channel of Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin and the media outlet Astra.
The authorities of the Russian capital reported an alleged drone attack, which, according to the Russian side, was repelled.
“The Ministry of Defense’s air defense repelled an attack by two enemy drones heading toward Moscow,” Sobyanin reported on social media around 11:50 p.m.
The mayor of Russia’s capital also reported falling debris and said emergency service specialists were working on the scene.
Meanwhile, Rosaviatsiya announced restrictions on operations at Moscow’s Domodedovo and Zhukovsky airports.
Additionally, a Carpet Plan was implemented for Kaluga airport as well. These restrictions are explained by the air threat and involve a ban on both arrivals and departures of flights.
Drone attacks in Russia
Recently, there have been multiple reports of air attacks near Moscow and in the Moscow region. For example, on the night of May 22, the Russian side complained about a massive drone attack both on regions bordering Ukraine and on Moscow itself. Overall, on the night of May 22, strike drones targeted seven Russian regions.
On the night of May 24, there was another air attack on the Energiya plant in the Lipetsk region, which had already suffered drone strikes the previous day, May 23.
Additionally, on the night of May 21, strike drones heavily attacked several regions of the aggressor country — explosions were reported in the Tula and Ryazan regions. Rosaviatsiya suspended operations at the airports of Kaluga, Tula, Yaroslavl, and Kostroma.
It later emerged that drones hit the Bolkhov Semiconductor Plant in the Oryol region. This facility produces components for howitzers, tanks, and missiles.
Recently, it became known that the defense plant Strela in the Bryansk region stopped working, allegedly due to an air attack. This plant was part of the Russian military-industrial complex.
There were also reports of explosions in the Moscow region on the night of May 5. Air defense was active in the Podolsk city district after detecting drones allegedly moving toward Russia’s capital.
