Ukraine drone attack causes shutdown of Moscow airports, Russia claims
A large-scale drone attack by Ukraine has led to the shutdown of all four of Moscow's airports, Russia has claimed.
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The attack has seen Moscow come under fire for the second night in a row, with the latest drone attack prompting the cancellation of flights in and out of all four airports located in or close to the Russian capital.
According to statements released by Moscow, all four of the capital's major airports were closed for several hours on Monday night.
Taking to Telegram, Russia's aviation watchdog, Rosaviatsia, confirmed the attack.
Moscow's mayor, Sergei Sobyanin, added that at least 19 Ukrainian drones had been destroyed before reaching Moscow.
Taking to social media, he said the drones had arrived "from different directions", with anti-drone missiles destroying the unmanned weapons, with debris landing on one of the key highways into the city.
No casualties have been reported.
Ukraine is yet to comment on the alleged attack.
It follows a string of overnight drone attacks by Russia on Ukraine, with Oleh Kiper, the governor of Ukraine's Odesa region, confirming one person was killed in a drone strike.
In the Kursk region, acting governor Alexander Khinshtein confirmed a seperate attack on an electrical substation in the city of Rylsk.
It reportedly injured two teenagers.
“As a result of the attack on the city, two transformers were damaged, and the power was completely cut off,” he said on Telegram.
On Monday night, Russia's defence ministry claimed it had destroyed around 26 Ukrainian drones.
Recent months have seen Ukraine launch several large-scale drone attacks on Moscow, with it's largest attack, which took place in March, killing three people.