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Moscow Temporarily Closes Airports as Ukraine Targets Russia with Drones
- On June 8, 2025, Ukrainian drone strikes targeting Moscow forced the temporary closure of Vnukovo and Domodedovo airports, along with the Kaluga airport nearby.
- These strikes followed increased drone attacks from Ukraine that hit key Russian military-linked facilities, including the Azot chemical plant in Tula region which produces explosives like TNT.
- Emergency services responded to debris sites from the overnight drone attacks where a fire broke out at Azot plant injuring two people and numerous Ukrainian drones were intercepted and destroyed over several Russian regions.
- Russian authorities reported intercepting 61 Ukrainian drones across areas including Moscow, Tula, Orel, Kursk, and Kaluga, and Rosaviatsia stated the flight restrictions aimed to ensure air safety.
- The attacks indicate ongoing escalations between Russia and Ukraine despite returning peace talks, as major strikes continue to disrupt military and civilian infrastructure on both sides.
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Flights Briefly Grounded in Moscow, St. Petersburg after Ukrainian Drone Attacks
Civilian flights were temporarily suspended in Moscow and St. Petersburg—Russia’s capital and its second largest city—after Kyiv launched a fresh wave of cross-border drone attacks in the early hours of June 10. Immediately following the attacks, civilian flights were temporarily suspended at Moscow’s four main airports and at St. Petersburg’s Pulkovo Airport, according to Russia’s civil aviation authority. Temporary flight restrictions were als…
9.10 Ukrainian drones paralysed flights in Moscow In Russia, in the region of Belgorod, one person died and four were injured in an attack with a Ukrainian drone that destroyed a small supermarket.A series of Ukrainian night-time attacks forced a temporary suspension of flights at 13 airports serving Moscow and St.Petersburg during the night for security reasons. 8.25 Peace negotiations at a standstillThe antagonistic conditions of each side t…
Russia halts flights at Moscow Airport after massive Ukraine drone strike
Russia temporarily suspended flights at all major Moscow airports on Tuesday after reports of a Ukrainian drone attack. The move came hours after both countries launched large-scale drone assaults.
Russia halts flights at Moscow airports after wave of Ukrainian drone attacks
Russia temporarily suspended all flights at four major airports serving Moscow early Tuesday, citing safety concerns as Ukrainian drones targeted the region. Russian agencies said air defence systems destroyed 76 drones in just two hours on Monday.
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