Russian Air Defence Thwart Drone Attack

Russian air defences have downed a hostile drone near the capital city Moscow, Mayor, Sergei Sobyanin said, with no casualties reported.

Two Moscow airports, Vnukovo and Domodedovo, said they had restricted flights, a measure often taken during drone attacks.

Report says, that a third Moscow airport, Zhukovsky, also took similar measures.

Additionally the management of the airport at Kaluga, southwest of Moscow, has said it had temporarily restricted take-offs and landings.

Russia has in the past attributed similar drone attacks to Ukraine, although Kyiv rarely comments on attacks inside Russian territory.

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