Ukrainian drone swarm forces closure of Moscow's four airports on 9 Oct
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On 9 October a swarm of Ukrainian drones over Moscow led Russian aviation authorities to restrict operations at all four major Moscow airports – Domodedovo, Sheremetyevo, Vnukovo and Zhukovsky (also called Skolkovo) – causing them to be closed for several hours.
Moscow mayor Sergei Sobyanin said air‑defence shot down or intercepted 15 drones, while more than 370 flights were delayed and 62 connections cancelled. Flight‑tracking data showed three Russian government aircraft departing Turkmenbashi; two performed unusual spiral maneuvers near Moscow and a third, tail number 96025, was diverted to St Petersburg before later proceeding to Moscow, though it is unclear whether President Vladimir Putin was aboard.