Moscow airports restrict flights amid drone attacks
At the international airports of Domodedovo and Vnukovo in Moscow and Zhukovsky in the Moscow region, restrictions were imposed on the arrival and departure of aircraft to ensure safety. A total of 74 flights were delayed, the Federal Air Transport Agency reported. According to the Ministry of Defense, two drones were shot down over Moscow on the night of September 1, and seven over the Moscow region.
The air hubs are currently operating normally. All restrictions in the Moscow region were lifted as of 09:05. 43 aircraft en route to Domodedovo, Vnukovo and Zhukovsky were diverted to alternate airfields. "Aircraft crews, air traffic controllers and airport ground services took all necessary measures to ensure flight safety," reported Press Secretary of the Federal Air Transport Agency Artem Korenyako.
Over the past night, Ukrainian drones attacked were subjected to 15 Russian regions, a total of 158 UAVs were destroyed. This morning, September 1, it became known about the destruction of a drone as it approached Yaroslavl. According to the Governor of the Yaroslavl Region, Mikhail Evraev, there were no casualties.
As a result of the attack on Moscow happened a fire broke out on the territory of the Moscow Oil Refinery in Kapotnya. The fire was assigned the maximum - number five - of complexity. The Kashira State District Power Plant in the Moscow Region was also attacked.
