Drone Attack Halts Operations at Four Moscow Airports

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Four Moscow airports—Sheremetyevo, Domodedovo, Vnukovo, and Zhukovsky—suspended operations on Friday, October 23, due to a drone attack. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin reported 17 drones shot down over the capital. Russian aviation authorities placed flights under special control, with over 340 flights delayed or canceled. Evacuations occurred at the IQ-Quarter government tower in Moscow-City, and air defense activity was reported within Moscow, including near Sokol metro station. Debris from downed drones was photographed on a Sheremetyevo runway. Reports also mentioned small balloons carrying explosive devices, and St. Petersburg's Pulkovo airport received 25 diverted flights from Moscow.


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