Ukrainian drones force emergency shutdown of Moscow's four main airports
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On the night of Oct. 15‑16, Russian air‑defence units intercepted drones approaching Moscow and Rosaviatsiya ordered an emergency suspension of all arrivals and departures at Vnukovo, Sheremetyevo, Domodedovo and Zhukovsky airports until the early morning hours, with flights resuming around 5:45 a.m. local time.
Russian officials reported that 94 drones were shot down, while another source said 75 were intercepted; the shutdown led to more than 200 flight cancellations according to several reports, with one outlet citing over 160 cancellations, and the airports remained closed for up to seven hours.