Drone attacks halt Moscow airports and force Putin's flight to divert
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All four Moscow airports – Vnukovo, Sheremetyevо, Domodedovo and Zhukovsky – stopped arrivals and departures after a drone attack, with flight restrictions imposed around 15:40 local time.
President Putin's Il‑96‑300PU (tail number RA‑96025) departed Turkmenistan and was redirected before reaching Vnukovo; one source says it left at 13:33 Moscow time and landed at Pulkovo Airport at 17:38 before departing again for Moscow at 18:10, while another source records a 15:52 departure and a successful landing at Vnukovo after a second attempt.
The Moscow airports resumed normal operations later in the day, with Sheremetyevo back at full capacity by 17:34 and the other three airports reopening around 18:40.