Russia bombs Kyiv and Ukraine fires drones towards Moscow, despite talk of renewing negotiations
Russian air defenses intercepted 443 drones overnight, and more than 20 flights bound for Moscow were diverted as airports briefly shut down, officials said.
- On Friday, the Federal Air Transport Agency, Rosaviatsia, suspended operations at all four major Moscow airports—Sheremetyevo, Vnukovo, Domodedovo, and Zhukovsky—citing a massive drone attack.
- Moscow officials activated the "Kover" plan, a protective protocol triggered when drones approach, as repeated aerial threats have disrupted civilian aviation around the capital for months.
- Amid the alert, visitors evacuated the IQ-Quarter complex in Moscow City, which houses the Ministry of Digital Development, Communications, and Mass Media, the Ministry of Economic Development, and the Ministry of Industry and Trade.
- At least 250 flights were canceled as the disruptions extended a pattern of drone-driven shutdowns, following a similar event on Thursday when authorities suspended all four airports.
- President Volodymyr Zelenskyy previously warned that Russian airspace would become "completely unsafe," and Ukraine remains committed to using drones to trigger the "Kover" plan and disrupt operations.
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Ukraine blasts Russian missile-parts plant as drones ground flights in Moscow
Ukraine hit a key Russian plant that makes components for Moscow’s missiles as a drone swarm disrupted air travel across the Russian capital, grounding flights and forcing an evacuation at a skyscraper housing several government ministries.
Once again Ukrainian drone attacks have caused chaos at Moscow airports. Passengers had to be taken to shelters at Scheremetjewo Airport. Evacuations also occurred in the financial district of the Russian capital.
Moscow claims downing 616 Ukrainian drones, while Kyiv says its air defenses intercepted 101 Russian drones
On Friday afternoon, Russia was forced to close all four commercial Moscow airports - Vnukovo, Domodedovo, Sheremetyevo and Zhukovsky - due to a Ukrainian drone attack.
Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport Resumes Operations After Ukrainian Drone Threat
Moscow's largest airport, Sheremetyevo, resumed operations on Friday after it was forced to briefly suspend its work and ask passengers to move to safe locations due to a Ukrainian drone threat.
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