Moscow airports shut down as drone attacks disrupt nearly 200 flights

According to Ukrinform, this was reported by The Moscow Times.

Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsiya) said that during the day on January 4, airports at Moscow’s largest aviation hub were closed.

The affected airports were Vnukovo, Domodedovo, and Zhukovsky, which suspended arrivals and departures “to ensure flight safety.”

The outlet, citing Telegram channels, reported that since the introduction of the “Carpet” emergency plan, around 200 flights have already been delayed.

Earlier, on Saturday evening and overnight, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin reported the interception of Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). According to him, 21 drones were destroyed on their approach to Moscow, and the region’s airports were also temporarily shut down.

The BBC reported that the number of drones flying toward Moscow during the day was almost twice as high as the previous night. Sobyanin stated that the total number of drones shot down or intercepted in the Moscow region on January 4 reached 39.

As reported by Ukrinform, Russian capital has been under drone attack since the evening of January 3, prompting the closure of four airports in Moscow and nearby areas.