Unknown drones head toward Moscow as airports impose flight restrictions
Illustrative photo: Moscow’s Vnukovo Airport was temporarily closed due to unidentified drones (Getty Images)
According to Russian media, two planes were unable to land at Moscow’s Vnukovo Airport, while similar restrictions were introduced at Domodedovo Airport.
Eyewitnesses reported explosions in the Russian capital, as flight operations were temporarily disrupted due to the drone threat.
Explosions were reported in the Moscow region, with Russian media citing eyewitnesses who heard three blasts in the city of Kolomna near Moscow.
Two planes were unable to land at Vnukovo Airport, as airliners from Fergana (Uzbekistan) and Dubai (UAE) were forced to circle near the city of Vladimir.
In total, five flights were delayed and one was canceled at Vnukovo, while restrictions were also imposed at Domodedovo, Volgograd, Kaluga, Saratov, and Yaroslavl airports.
Later, Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin said that six drones were shot down by air defenses over the Moscow region.
By around 3:40 AM local time, reports indicated that Domodedovo and Vnukovo airports had resumed operations.
Drone attacks on Moscow
As RBC-Ukraine previously reported, during the night of October 27, Russia’s Ministry of Defense claimed to have intercepted and destroyed 193 drones, including 40 over the Moscow region, of which 34 were said to be heading for Moscow itself.
Russian media also wrote about an evening drone attack on October 26, publishing numerous photos and videos from the capital showing loud explosions and smoke rising over the city.
Mayor Sergey Sobyanin asserted that air defenses "shot everything down," while social media circulated images of Russian soldiers with machine guns mounted on a pickup truck positioned directly in front of the Kremlin.
On the evening of October 27, Russian outlets again reported unidentified drones allegedly attacking Moscow, accompanied by explosions in the Moscow region.
