Moscow claimed to have downed 120 Ukrainian drones over multiple regions overnight between Saturday and Sunday.
Reports from Russian aviation authorities suggested that airports were shut down and flights were grounded as a result of the attack.
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Russia’s Ministry of Defense, in its Sunday morning update, claimed to have downed 120 drones over 10 regions in Russia, including 30 over the Bryansk region, 29 over the Kursk region, and three over the Leningrad region, which hosts the city of St. Petersburg.
Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsia) announced “temporary restrictions” for St. Petersburg’s Pulkovo Airport at around 10:15 p.m., which were lifted at 12:30 a.m.
In Moscow, Rosaviatsia said that as of 9:00 p.m. on Saturday, 174 flights were cancelled at the city’s Sheremetyevo Airport (80% of which were operated by Russia’s state-owned Aeroflot) while another 47 were delayed for more than two hours.
Videos from Russian media Baza suggest the delay and cancellation have led to significant congestion at the airport.
“Many passengers have spent more than nine hours at airports. The situation is most severe at Sheremetyevo Airport, where more than 170 flights have been delayed and nearly 50 have been cancelled,” Baza’s report says.
“People have to sit and lie on the floor – there are no free seats left even in cafes and business lounges,” it adds. The publication said some passengers were not allowed to disembark from the plane after landing.
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Kyiv did not comment on the alleged strikes at the time of publication.
Ukrainian airspace for civilian flights remains closed off due to Russia’s ongoing invasion.
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