Moscow, February 22 All four international airports in the Russian capital were closed on Sunday afternoon due to safety concerns until further notice, after air defense forces shot down 11 Ukrainian drones within an hour.
The Russian civil aviation agency, Rosaviatsia, said in a press release that air traffic restrictions have been imposed at all four international airports – Domodedovo, Vnukovo, Zhukovsky, and Sheremetyevo – due to safety concerns.
"Air defenses have intercepted another UAV heading towards Moscow," Mayor Sergey Sobyanin said on his Max channel.
"Therefore, the total number of downed drones has reached 11," Sobyanin wrote in his latest social media post at 4 pm (local time).
As the war with its neighbor nears its fourth anniversary, Russia claims that Ukrainian drones regularly attack various regions, including Moscow. Russia is also launching attacks on Ukraine with a barrage of missiles and drones.