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Moscow Airports Temporarily Halt Flights Amid Drone Attacks May 21, 2025 Sheremetyevo Airport in Moscow. Pelagia Tikhonova / Moskva News Agency Three of Moscow’s four airports temporarily suspended flights Wednesday as Ukrainian drones targeted the Russian capital, authorities said. Domodedovo and Zhukovsky airports halted both inbound and outbound flights, while Sheremetyevo suspended arrivals but allowed some departures on a case-by-case basis, according to Artyom Korenyako, a spokesperson for Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency. Those restrictions were introduced as Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said air defenses downed three drones on approach to the city. “Emergency services are working at the crash sites,” Sobyanin wrote on Telegram, without specifying locations. The airspace restrictions were lifted less than an hour later, Rosaviatsia said. Earlier in the day, Russia’s Defense Ministry said it destroyed 159 Ukrainian drones overnight, adding that its forces intercepted another 39 drones over six Russian regions and annexed Crimea on Wednesday morning. The military has not commented on the midday strikes targeting Moscow. Read more about: Drones , Moscow , Ukraine war Sign…

Moscow Airports Crippled as Record Drone Barrage Shuts Down 527 Flights In brief:Moscow’s airports were badly disrupted after a big overnight Ukrainian drone attack, with 527 flights delayed or cancelled. Russian officials said 194 drones were shot down near the city. Air travel across Moscow’s main airports was severely disrupted, with 527 flights delayed or canceled after amajor Ukrainian drone strikeon the capital overnight between Wednesday and Thursday. Russia’s military says air defenses shot down 194 drones “on approach to Moscow,”according to Mayor Sergei Sobyanin, marking what officials described as the largest drone attack on the capital since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Follow our coverage of the war on the@Kyivpost_official. Previous peaks included 74 drones downed on March 11 and more than 120 intercepted onMay 17. According to multiple local Telegramchannelson Thursday, the attack disrupted Moscow’s aviation hub, with Sheremetyevo, Vnukovo, Domodedovo and Zhukovsky airports reporting widespread delays and cancellations across both departures and arrivals. Restrictions were temporarily imposed and later lifted in some airports, but oper…

Moscow shuts all airports after major Ukrainian drone barrage Ukraine launched one of its largest drone attacks since Russia’s full-scale invasion, striking a Moscow oil refinery for the second time in a week and disrupting commercial flights...

All Moscow airports shut down amid largest Ukrainian drone ... - Meduza All four of Moscow’s airports — Vnukovo, Domodedovo, Zhukovsky, and Sheremetyevo — shut down arrivals and departures amid the largest Ukrainian drone attack on the capital since the start of the full-scale war. Aeroflot urged passengers to check online departure boards before heading to any of the airports. Anyone whose flight was canceled should not come to the airport and should instead arrange a refund or rebook remotely, the carriersaidon its Telegram channel. At Sheremetyevo alone, roughly 30 flights scheduled to depart between 2:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. were canceled, according to online departure boards. All four airports closed twice overnight on June 18 because of the drone attack. Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency announced at 8:00 a.m. that operations were resuming, but flights were suspended again within an hour. At Sheremetyevo, staff and passengers — including those already on board aircraft — were evacuated to safe locations, TASS reported, citing the airport administration. Passengers were directed to shelters and access to the terminals was closed. Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency …

All Moscow airports shut down amid largest Ukrainian drone attack on the capital since the start of the full-scale war <p>All four of Moscow’s airports — Vnukovo, Domodedovo, Zhukovsky, and Sheremetyevo — shut down arrivals and departures amid the largest Ukrainian drone attack on the capital since the start of the full-scale war.<p>

BREAKING: Russian authorities temporarily suspended arrivals and departures at all four major Moscow airports after a large overnight Ukrainian drone assault. Dozens of flights were canceled and many others delayed, with some passengers temporarily evacuated from terminals.👍

Drone attacks on Moscow led to widespread flight disruptions, affecting 367 flights. Source: istories_media. After targeting Moscow overnight, drones fell across the region, striking fears of vulnerability in the city's defenses as military analysts raise alarms. 1/5

In response to the drone attacks, airport restrictions were imposed at Domodedovo and Zhukovsky airports, first lifted around 6 AM and then reinstated. Telegram channels reported explosions and fires in Yegoryevsk, alongside strikes in Dubna at a Space Communication Center. 3/4

Air alert in the swamps: The Moscow region is under a massive drone attack (possibly of false targets). Air defense is working very actively. More than 50 flights have been delayed at Vnukovo Airport. 00:15 | 04/07 t.me/drnbmbr/36892

Drone scare over Moscow: Four airports shut, nearly 60 UAVs shot down Moscow's airspace faced disruption as air defence systems intercepted 59 drones targeting the capital, leading to a temporary shutdown of all four airports. This incident highlights ongoing cross-border attacks, with Russia having previously struck Ukraine's Odesa region with a ballistic missile, causing casualties and damage to an agricultural facility. The situation underscores the escalating tensions and the persistent threat of aerial assaults.

260629 00.05 ⚡ Moscow region on alert. Following explosions in occupied Melitopol, Donetsk and Luhansk, Russia has activated UAV alerts around Moscow. Airports, including Vnukovo, temporarily halted arrivals and departures due to the drone threat. t.me/uaobozrevate...

🚨BREAKING: Russian authorities temporarily suspended arrivals and departures at all four major Moscow airports after a large overnight Ukrainian drone assault. Dozens of flights were canceled and many others delayed, with some passengers temporarily evacuated from terminals.

#Russia: In addition to the drone strike at an oil refinery, the drone alert also caused disruptions to air traffic at four airports. Domodedovo and Zhukovsky airports initially suspended operations, followed 1/2

Moscow Airports Temporarily Suspend Flights Amid Latest Drone Assault The overnight strikes come just days after the Russian capital faced its largest air raid since the start of the war.

Moscow Airports Temporarily Suspend Flights Amid Ukrainian Air Attack The overnight drone assault comes just days after the Russian capital faced its largest air raid since the start of the war.