Russia closes the four Moscow airports after demolishing several Ukrainian drones

Russia suspended Flights temporarily in the four airports They operate in Moscow on Tuesday, claiming security reasons, as announced by the Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsiya), cited by Ukrainian media. A fifth airport in Kaluga was also closedaccording to The Kyiv Independent.

“To guarantee the security of Civil aircraft flightstemporary restrictions have been introduced into the SHREMETEVO AIRPORT OPERATION, Domodedovo, Vnukovo, Zhukovsky and Kaluga, “Rosaviatsiya said. The agency did not specify the cause of security problems and, apparently, all airports were reopened after temporary closure.

However, the mayor of Moscow, Sergéi Sobianinhe reported Tuesday that Russian aerial defenses have knocked down around about twenty Ukrainian drones that flew towards the capital of Russia, Moscow, holding that he has achieved “repel” The attack and that, for the moment, have not registered victims or “serious” damage.

At first, he has indicated that the defenses had “repelled a five drone attack” and the remains of one of them had hit a road. Minutes later, he announced that the Army has knocked down four other unmanned aerial vehicles.

In his most recent statement, he clarified that defenses “They have destroyed ten more drones that flew to Moscow From different directions “https://www.elconfidencial.com/mundo/2025-05-06/rusia-cierra-eropuertos-moscu-derribar-drones_4122798/.” According to preliminary data, in the place of the Fall of debris There are no damage or victims. Emergency services are working at the place of the incident, “said Sobianin through his Telegram channel.