Ukraine launched at least 22 drones targeting Moscow early on Sunday, forcing the temporary closure of two of the capital’s airports, Russian officials say.
Mayor Sergei Sobyanin says 12 drones were destroyed in the Ramenskoye and Kolomensky districts of the Moscow region, as well as in Domodedovo city, southwest of Moscow.
“According to preliminary information, there is no damage or casualties at the site of the fall of the debris,” Sobyanin says on the Telegram messaging app. “Emergency services are on the sites.”
The Ramenskoye district, some 45 km (30 miles) southeast of the Kremlin, was last targeted in September in Ukraine’s biggest attack on the Russian capital. Russian air defense units destroyed 20 drones.
Rosaviatsia, Russia’s federal air transport agency, says on Telegram that “to ensure the safety of civil aircraft flights, temporary restrictions have been introduced on the operation of the Domodedovo and Zhukovo airports,” starting at 5:30 a.m. GMT.
It does not say how long the restrictions would be in force.
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