Zhukovsky airport near Moscow was attacked by drones, forcing authorities to close all air traffic at the airport and temporarily ban landings at Vnukovo and Domodedovo airports.
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In the early hours of Tuesday, September 10, the Zhukovsky airport near Moscow came under a drone attack attacked, which forced authorities to close down all air traffic.
Vnukovo and Domodedovo airports, also located in the area, banned all landings citing security reasons.
Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin also claimed that over a dozen drones had been shot down over Moscow Oblast en route to the capital.
Russia's Ministry of Defense reported an attack involving 144 drones that temporarily halted operations at three major Moscow airports
Moscow was massively attacked by drones, three airports stopped working - Domodedovo, Vnukovo and Zhukovsky
Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin reported that 13 drones were shot down in different parts of the Moscow region.
Moscow Region Governor Andrey Vorobyov stated that air defenses shot down 14 drones in urban districts of Podolsk, Ramenskoye, Lyubertsy, Domodedovo, and Kolomna.
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