Russia shuts Moscow airport for three hours after drone attack
Earlier on Tuesday, two drones were shot down in the Russian capital near the village of Valuyevo, with no casualties or damage reported.
Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin has described this incident as yet another Ukrainian drone attack against the Russian capital. According to him, the attack was successfully repelled as all enemy UAVs were eliminated by Russian air defense units.
The mayor also said that all flight restrictions previously imposed in Vnukovo Airport have been lifted as of 08:00 a.m. (local time).
Later, emergency services told 'Sputnik News Agency' that two more drones were shot down by air defense systems in Moscow, thus bringing the total number of downed drones to five.
'Two more UAVs were shot down by air defense systems in New Moscow [a Moscow district] near the village of Krivosheevo, there were no casualties,' the services said.
No injuries or damage were caused by this attack, the defense ministry added.
Sputnik
Earlier on Tuesday, two drones were shot down in the Russian capital near the village of Valuyevo, with no casualties or damage reported.
Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin has described this incident as yet another Ukrainian drone attack against the Russian capital. According to him, the attack was successfully repelled as all enemy UAVs were eliminated by Russian air defense units.
The mayor also said that all flight restrictions previously imposed in Vnukovo Airport have been lifted as of 08:00 a.m. (local time).
Later, emergency services told 'Sputnik News Agency' that two more drones were shot down by air defense systems in Moscow, thus bringing the total number of downed drones to five.
'Two more UAVs were shot down by air defense systems in New Moscow [a Moscow district] near the village of Krivosheevo, there were no casualties,' the services said.
No injuries or damage were caused by this attack, the defense ministry added.
Sputnik
Earlier on Tuesday, two drones were shot down in the Russian capital near the village of Valuyevo, with no casualties or damage reported.
Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin has described this incident as yet another Ukrainian drone attack against the Russian capital. According to him, the attack was successfully repelled as all enemy UAVs were eliminated by Russian air defense units.
The mayor also said that all flight restrictions previously imposed in Vnukovo Airport have been lifted as of 08:00 a.m. (local time).
Later, emergency services told 'Sputnik News Agency' that two more drones were shot down by air defense systems in Moscow, thus bringing the total number of downed drones to five.
'Two more UAVs were shot down by air defense systems in New Moscow [a Moscow district] near the village of Krivosheevo, there were no casualties,' the services said.
No injuries or damage were caused by this attack, the defense ministry added.
Sputnik
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Russia shuts Moscow airport for three hours after drone attack
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