Hundreds of Drones Target Moscow on Final Day of Russian Elections
- Massive drone attacks targeted Russia throughout the three-day election period ending Sunday, Sept. 20, forcing polling stations to close and residents into shelters in cities like Sochi.
- Kyiv has intensified long-range strikes on military and energy infrastructure, aiming to force Russians to feel the conflict's political and social impacts during the ballot.
- Russian officials confirmed two deaths and 20 injured from the bombardment, while authorities reported damage to oil refineries and warehouses near Moscow.
- Preliminary results show the ruling United Russia party won more than half the votes, though Kremlin officials denounced the strikes as attempts to undermine "democratic elections."
- President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported utilizing newly developed ballistic missiles in the strikes and said he will meet President Donald Trump in New York to discuss the conflict.
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Hundreds of drones target Moscow on final day of Russian elections
MOSCOW — Moscow and its surrounding region came under attack by hundreds of drones, local authorities said Sunday morning, on the final day of parliamentary, regional and local elections across Russia.
Ukrainian drone attack disrupts more than 400 flights in Moscow
A Ukrainian drone attack has paralyzed air travel in Moscow, grounding flights and causing widespread delays. Following the largest reported drone strike on Moscow and the surrounding region on Sunday, more than 400 flights at the capital’s airports were either delayed or canceled. Heavily affected was Sheremetyevo Airport, which saw over thirty flights canceled by midday Sunday, according to Russian outlets RBK and Kommersant. More than 120 arr…
Flights suspended at major Moscow airports after Ukrainian drone attack
Moscow airports faced temporary flight suspensions Thursday following a large-scale Ukrainian drone attack. Russian air defenses engaged the drones, leading to evacuations and flight restrictions at Sheremetyevo and other capital airports. Hundreds of drones reportedly targeted Moscow and surrounding regions overnight, prompting heightened security.
Moscow airports Sheremetyevo, Vnukovo, Domodedovo and Zhukovsky suffered massive disruptions in air traffic after the attack of Ukrainian drones on September 20, 2026
<p>State Duma elections: more than 400 flights in Moscow delayed or canceled after drone attack In Moscow, due to attack by Ukrainian drones, the operation of four airports was restricted. More than 400 flights were delayed, canceled or redirected.</p>
The attack of drones on Moscow and the Moscow region resulted in large-scale disruption of airports: hundreds of flights were cancelled or detained.
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