‘Drone is shot down’ on outskirts of Moscow forcing Russian airspace over capital to CLOSE again just hours after similar Ukrainian attack
- Explosions can be heard across the Russian capital as smoke is visible in the sky
A drone is believed to have been shot down on the outskirts of Moscow, forcing all airports in the Russian capital to close again just hours after a similar Ukrainian attack.
Explosions can be heard across the city as smoke is visible in the sky above the Strogino District of the capital.
Footage shows carks honking aggressively along busy streets following the attack.
The three biggest Moscow airports have suspended arrivals and departures early this morning, Russia’s TASS news agency reported.
‘The air space is closed over Vnukovo, Sheremetyevo and Domodedovo,’ an unnamed official said.
Explosions can be heard across the city as smoke is visible in the sky above the Strogino District of the capital
‘Flights are not being received, departures are delayed,’ they added.
It comes as Moscow’s airports were thrown into chaos and all outgoing and incoming flights delayed following a suspected kamikaze drone attack from Ukraine on Monday.
All airports across the Russian capital were temporarily closed on Monday after Russia’s defence ministry claimed a Kyiv drone was downed over the capital.
Explosions were heard in the sky above the city as Kremlin air defences attacked the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAVs) reportedly aimed at Moscow.
One drone came down close to the sprawling mansion of pro-Putin propagandist Margarita Simonyan, 43, head of the RT state media empire, and a pro-war fanatic.
Video footage captured across the city appeared to show a trail of air defence missiles and a drone exploding as grey smoke engulfed the surrounding air.
A drone is believed to have been shot down on the outskirts of Moscow , forcing all airports in the Russian capital to close
‘The drone that was shot down in the Istra district fell on the street next to us,’ propagandist Simonyan said.
‘Thanks to our air defences there were no casualties,’ she said.
A video from Shot Media evidently highlighted a drone exploding as it was hit in an air defence strike.
The Russian defence ministry said an aircraft-style drone was blasted out of the sky at 8.16am over the Istra district of Moscow region.
Ukraine – which does not typically comment on attacks inside Russian territory – did not immediately comment on the suspected drone strike attempt.
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