Weekend Drone Attacks Disrupt Over 1K Flights at Moscow Airports
How did your country report this? Share your view in the comments.
Diverging Reports Breakdown
Weekend Drone Attacks Disrupt Over 1K Flights at Moscow Airports
Ukrainian drone attacks triggered another wave of flight disruptions at Moscow’s airports over the weekend. More than 1,000 flights delayed or canceled, according to Russian media reports. Russian air defenses intercepted dozens of drones approaching the capital between July 19 and 21.
Sheremetyevo, Vnukovo, Domodedovo and Zhukovsky airports faced extensive operational shutdowns as Russian air defenses intercepted dozens of drones approaching the capital between July 19 and 21.
Russia’s Defense Ministry said 18 drones were shot down on July 19, 26 on July 20 and 23 more on July 21.
Flight operations were repeatedly suspended due to airspace closures, with Sheremetyevo canceling over 170 flights and delaying hundreds more on Monday alone, the RBC news website reported. Vnukovo and Domodedovo also saw significant disruptions.
This marks the fourth such disruption to Moscow’s air traffic since the beginning of May, the start of the tourist high season.
Ukraine’s drone attacks disrupt flight operations at Moscow’s airports; 140 flights cancelled
Flight operations at Moscow’s major airports were disrupted after a barrage of drone attacks by Ukraine. The attacks led to the closure of airports temporarily, affecting over 140 flights, BBC said citing officials. Russian defence ministry said over 230 Ukrainian drones were shot down since July 19. Around 27 of the drones were downed in Moscow, the mayor of Moscow said on Sunday.
Flight operations at Moscow’s major airports were disrupted after a barrage of drone attacks by Ukraine, a report by BBC said on July 20. The attacks led to the closure of airports temporarily, affecting over 140 flights, BBC said citing officials.
Russian defence ministry said over 230 Ukrainian drones were shot down since July 19’s morning, the report said, adding that around 27 were downed in Moscow.
Story continues below Advertisement Remove Ad
Operations at four major airports-Sheremetyevo, Vnukovo, Domodedovo and Zhukovskiy-that serve the capital were affected and over 130 flights had to be redirected, according to the report. The airports have resumed normal operations, BBC said.
Earlier in the day, the mayor of Moscow had informed that Russia had destroyed 142 drones overnight. The drones were reportedly shot down over a number regions in the European part of Russia, as well as over the Black Sea.
The latest attacks included four drones headed toward the Russian capital, which were downed on Sunday morning, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said on Telegram around 1000 local time (0700 GMT).
Meanwhile, Russian President Vladimir Putin was ready to move toward a peace settlement for Ukraine but Moscow’s main objective is to achieve its goals, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told state television in a clip published on July 20.
Peskov said that the world was now accustomed to US President Donald Trump’s sometimes “harsh” rhetoric but pointed out that Trump had also underscored in comments on Russia that he would continue to search for a peace deal.
With agency inputs