Moscow, Russia. Flights at all major Moscow airports were temporarily suspended for safety reasons after a Ukrainian drone attack, Russia’s aviation authority Rosaviatsiya said on Thursday. Authorities said 180 Ukrainian drones had been shot down over Moscow.
Airport suspension
Rosaviatsiya said flights at all major Moscow airports had been temporarily suspended for safety reasons following the attack.
Drone attack details
Authorities said 180 Ukrainian drones were shot down over Moscow.
Wider strike campaign
Kyiv’s military said drones belonging to First Corps Azov streaked across the sky above the city’s strategic seaport last week in an operation targeting electrical substations, repair facilities and a sanctioned ship, causing a blackout at the port.
Reuters said it was able to confirm the location of parts of a video of the attack posted by the corps.
The attack was part of Ukraine’s expanding strike campaign targeting Russian military logistics deep behind the front line, in a bid to grind down Moscow’s war machine and shift the war in Kyiv’s favour.
Statement from Azov unit
Col. Arsen Dmytryk, First Corps Azov’s chief of staff, told Reuters there would be dozens more such operations to showcase the unit’s capabilities, technology and planning.
