Over 270 flights delayed at Moscow airports due to drone attack

At Moscow's Vnukovo and Sheremetyevo airports on the evening of December 27, more than 270 arrivals and departures were delayed due to flight restrictions introduced following a drone attack.

Ukrinform reports this, citing the Telegram channel Astra.

After analyzing the online boards of the two airports, the resource calculated that 69 planes were redirected to alternate airfields, and 42 flights were canceled.

It is noted that the flight restriction plan, called Carpet (Kovyor), was implemented in Vnukovo at 16:00 on December 27 due to the UAV attack on the Moscow region, and an hour later in Sheremetyevo. The restrictions were lifted only around midnight.

According to the BBC, Moscow authorities reported on the evening of December 27 that 26 Ukrainian drones had allegedly been shot down approaching the city.

As Ukrinform reported, Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin stated that the Russian capital was attacked by drones on the night of Thursday, December 25.