Russia’s aviation watchdog Rosaviatsia said the four airports were closed ‘to ensure safety’ as Ukraine launched an overnight drone attack targeting Moscow for a second night in a row
All four major airports in Moscow were forced to shut down following a huge Ukrainian drone attack, including one that reportedly left apartment windows shattered.
Moscow’s mayor Sergei Sobyanin said at least 19 Ukrainian drones flying towards Russia “from different directions” were destroyed before reaching the city. He added: “Some of the debris had landed on one of the key highways into the city,” but claimed there were no casualties. It marks the second consecutive night of air strikes on the Russian capital, with aviation watchdog Rosaviatsia confirming the airports were closed for hours “to ensure safety” before re-opening.
Telegram news channels with links to Russian security services – Bazaar, Mash and Shot – claimed apartment windows near a major road in southern Moscow were smashed by drone strikes. Ukraine is yet to comment on the latest strikes, but the mayor of Kharkiv, Ihor Terekhov, said Russia had also launched its own drone attacks in Kharkiv and near Kyiv.
According to regional governor Oleh Kiper, one person was killed in a Russian drone strike overnight in Odesa – a port city in southern Ukraine. Russia meanwhile said it shot down 26 Ukrainian drones on Monday night alone. It comes after three people were killed and five were wounded in an explosion that ripped through an apartment building in Moscow and sparked a fire on Sunday night, state media reported.
First responders raced to the scene in Moscow’s southwestern Yasenevo district and spent around an hour trying to put out the flames – which caused a section of the ninth floor of the building to collapse. At least two bodies were found on a balcony, the ministry said, while six others were being treated for injuries. Roughly 150 residents were meanwhile moved to a nearby school temporarily.
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