All Moscow airports shut amid drone attack on Russian capital

All Moscow airports suspended operations on the evening and night of 29-30 October amid a drone attack. Russian authorities have claimed that 862 drones heading towards the city of Moscow and Moscow Oblast have been shot down.

Source: Russia's Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsiya); Russian media outlet Astra; Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin

Details: Rosaviatsiya said temporary restrictions had been imposed on the arrival and departure of aircraft at Domodedovo, Vnukovo, Zhukovsky and Sheremetyevo airports. The airport in Yaroslavl, Russia, is also closed.

Astra noted that, according to Flightradar24, there were no aircraft flying over Moscow. The only aircraft visible was RA-73025, a VIP plane belonging to the Russian special flight squadron, which is based at Vnukovo and is used to transport senior officials.

Some flights were diverted to other airports.

Meanwhile, Sobyanin had reported 38 downed UAVs since 22:00 (Moscow time).

Sobyanin claimed that another 71 drones had been shot down overnight and on the morning of 30 October.

Update: Sobyanin later claimed that 862 drones had been destroyed between the evening of 29 October and the morning of 30 October as they attacked Moscow and Moscow Oblast.

Background: The previous night, Russian authorities reported an attack involving more than 600 drones targeting the city of Moscow and Moscow Oblast.

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