Russian airports closed amid alleged Ukrainian balloon and drone raid
- On October 9, 2026, all four Moscow airports—Vnukovo, Sheremetyevo, Domodedovo, and Zhukovsky—suspended flight operations following a reported drone attack. Restrictions took effect at 3:40 p.m. and lasted until 6:40 p.m.
- Authorities imposed restrictions after reports of drones and small reconnaissance balloons approaching the capital, prompting activation of the 'Cover' contingency plan. Yaroslavl region authorities claimed Russian forces shot down balloons allegedly launched from Ukraine.
- The disruption affected hundreds of flights, with more than 200 delayed and around 100 canceled, according to Informator. Incoming aircraft were redirected to alternate airports including Saint Petersburg, Kazan, and Nizhny Novgorod.
- Circling over Moscow, several Rossiya Special Flight Detachment aircraft returning from Turkmenistan were forced to divert. One Il-96 failed to land at Vnukovo and instead flew to St. Petersburg's Pulkovo Airport.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had previously warned in September that Russian airspace was becoming dangerous due to drone activity. This incident follows a broader campaign of drone strikes targeting infrastructure, including Yandex data centers.
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Svenska Dagbladet
Dagens industriThe Russian city of St. Petersburg was attacked by around a hundred drones overnight. Ukraine appears to have once again attacked the Russian oil sector, with a major terminal reportedly on fire.
Ukraine attacked an oil terminal and a data center in St. Petersburg in a massive drone attack on Sunday night. A road bridge and the power grid were also reportedly hit.
St. Petersburg and its region host important oil infrastructure, essential for the hydrocarbon trade, a sector regularly targeted by Ukraine The post Russia: Massive Ukrainian attack on St. Petersburg – Oil station hit appeared first on in.gr.
Dozens of Ukrainian drones hit an oil terminal in St. Petersburg and targeted a data centre on the outskirts of Russia's second city.
The Armed Forces have restricted air and sea traffic in the eastern part of the Gulf of Finland.
Aftenposten
NettavisenNearly 200 Ukrainian drones heading towards Moscow were shot down by Russian air defenses on Saturday, according to the capital's mayor, Sergei Sobyanin.
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