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Drone alert briefly halts flights at Moscow’s four airports
Moscow’s four airports temporarily stopped all takeoffs and landings after an alert about incoming Ukrainian drones.
The airports are Sheremetyevo, Vnukovo, Domodedovo and Zhukovsky.
At least 25 aircraft were diverted to other airports while flights were suspended.
Moscow’s mayor said air defences shot down at least 23 drones before they reached the city limits.
He did not say whether any drones got past the defences or caused damage.
The alert was later lifted and flights resumed.
Drone alerts also briefly disrupted flights in Kostroma and Yaroslavl, while the targets of the drones were not known.
Flights at all four Moscow airports were briefly halted because of incoming Ukrainian drones, according to a report by Tass cited by cash.ch.
All take-offs and landings at Sheremetyevo, Vnukovo, Domodedovo and Zhukovsky were stopped.
At least 25 approaching aircraft were diverted to other airports.
Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said at least 23 Ukrainian drones were shot down before reaching the city limits.
The alert was lifted at all four airports later that evening.
- Who
- The four Moscow airports and approaching aircraft were affected.
- What
- Take-offs and landings were briefly halted amid a drone alert.
- When
- In the evening; the article was published on October 12, 2026.
- Where
- Sheremetyevo, Vnukovo, Domodedovo and Zhukovsky airports in Moscow.
- Why
- The stoppage was due to incoming Ukrainian drones, according to the report.
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Flights were briefly stopped at all four Moscow airports, and at least 25 approaching aircraft were diverted.
The alert was lifted at all four airports.
- Airports
- Sheremetyevo, Vnukovo, Domodedovo and Zhukovsky
- Aircraft diverted
- At least 25
- Drones shot down
- At least 23, according to Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin
- Event timing
- Evening
- Published
- October 12, 2026
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