On Thursday evening, November 12, Moscow was subjected to a massive drone attack. Amid the raid, restrictions on receiving and sending aircraft were introduced at all four airports of the Russian capital. Some flights were delayed.
This is reported by the Russian publication MSK1.RU citing statements by Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin and airport data.
According to Sobyanin, by 22:46 Moscow time, Russian air defense had destroyed 51 drones flying toward the capital.
The Russian official reported that within 44 minutes, from 21:29 to 22:13, air defense forces allegedly shot down 46 drones. Initially, authorities announced the destruction of two groups of five drones each, then another ten, eleven, and fifteen aircraft.
Later, Sobyanin reported the destruction of five more UAVs. According to him, emergency services personnel were working at the sites where debris fell.
Due to the attack, flight restrictions were successively introduced at Vnukovo, Domodedovo, Zhukovsky, and Sheremetyevo airports.
Vnukovo Airport was the first to switch to a special operating regime. Subsequently, similar restrictions were extended to Domodedovo, Zhukovsky, and Sheremetyevo. It was about servicing flights in agreement with the relevant authorities, not about a complete cessation of all airport operations.
According to MSK1.RU, the most noticeable delays were observed at Vnukovo and Sheremetyevo.
About two dozen flights, mostly arrivals, were delayed at Sheremetyevo. However, most aircraft continued to be serviced on schedule.
At Vnukovo, the arrival of about ten aircraft was delayed. Meanwhile, mass departure delays were not recorded.
At Domodedovo, some delays on arrivals and departures were noted, while at Zhukovsky no significant schedule disruptions were observed.
In the Moscow region, the drone danger regime continued to be in effect.
Earlier, on the night of November 12, Moscow had already been attacked by UAVs. At that time, Russian authorities reported the interception of five drones flying toward the capital.
However, the evening raid on November 12 cannot unequivocally be called a record. According to the same publication, during the attack on November 3, Russian authorities claimed the destruction of 187 drones approaching Moscow.
There is no independent confirmation of the number of downed drones. The publication does not provide information about possible damage to objects as a result of the evening attack.
