Flight restrictions for security reasons have been introduced for four Moscow airports, the Russian aviation regulator “Rosaviatsia“ announced against the backdrop of a drone attack on the Russian capital, Reuters and TASS reported, BTA writes.
“Vnukovo, Domodedovo, Zhukovsky, Sheremetyevo airports. Temporary restrictions have been introduced for the reception and take-off of aircraft. The restrictions are necessary to ensure flight safety,“ Rosaviatsia said in a statement.
Meanwhile, the capital's mayor, Sergei Sobyanin, said that the air defense forces of the Russian Defense Ministry had shot down a total of ten drones flying towards Moscow.
Russia attacked Ukraine overnight with dozens of attack drones, as well as ballistic and cruise missiles, with the country's energy infrastructure being the main target, the Ukrainian armed forces and local authorities said, quoted by Reuters.
The attacks hit Kiev and the region around the capital, the Black Sea port city of Odessa, as well as parts of central Ukraine.
At least one person was injured in the Kiev region. Damage was caused in five districts, where more than ten residential buildings were damaged, the regional governor of the region Mykola Kalashnik reported on "Telegram".
According to the chairman of the Odessa regional military administration, Oleg Kiper, the nighttime drone attack on the region's energy infrastructure caused fires that were later extinguished.
In the city of Lviv in northwestern Ukraine, explosions killed a policewoman and injured at least 15 people, the city's mayor reported.