Moscow airports shutdown after Ukraine fires more than 230 drones

Moscow airports shutdown after Ukraine fires more than 230 drones


The capital’s airports were shut down 10 times in the last 24 hours due to the drone strikes, according to Russia’s Association of Tour Operators (ATOR), the latest travel chaos the Kremlin has endured as it pushes forward with its invasion of Ukraine. The frantic weekend echoes the mass closures Russia saw back in May, where more than 500 drone attacks left some 60,000 passengers stranded in airports across the country, the BBC reported. Ukraine has vowed to step up its drone attacks on Russia to keep pace with the Kremlin’s mass bombardment campaign, which has claimed the lives of dozens of civilians in recent weeks.

Author: Ronny Reyes


Published at: 2025-07-20 21:22:21

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