Russia closes all airports in Moscow after Ukraine launches drone attack | World News
For a second night in a row, Ukraine launched drone attacks on Russia and targeted Moscow as Russian air defence units destroyed several Ukrainian drones while the Kremlin also shut down all four major airports in Moscow, Reuters reported quoting officials on Tuesday.
Russia’s aviation watchdog Rosaviatsia said on Telegram that all four major airports in Moscow have been shut down temporarily to ensure safety, BBC reported.
According to Sergei Soanin, Moscow’s Mayor, at least 19 Ukrainian drones were destroyed Russian air defence before they reached the capital city “from different locations”.
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Soanin said on social media that there were no casualties reported and that some debris of the destroyed drones landed on one of the key highways in Moscow.
“Specials from the emergency services are working at the sites where the incidents occurred,” the mayor added in his Telegram post.
There have been no comments the Ukrainian side upon the recent developments of drone attack in Moscow and airports getting shut temporarily in the capital, as it comes after fresh incursions into Russia’s Kursk region on Monday.
However, the Kremlin last month had claimed that it took command of the Kursk region, about nine months after Ukrainian forces launched a surprise invasion. However, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy led forces ins that it still has soldiers operating out of the region.Story continues below this ad
Regarding the Kursk region, Ukraine on Monday said “Nine months after the start of the Kursk operation, Ukraine’s Defence Forces maintain a military presence on the territory of Russia’s Kursk region,” BBC reported.
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