More than 30 planes flying to Moscow landed in other cities
Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin reported that more than 100 drones heading toward the capital were shot down overnight on October 14. Amid the attack, temporary restrictions were introduced at all four Moscow airports, and more than 30 flights were diverted to other cities.
More than 30 planes bound for Moscow landed in other cities
According to DW, Sobyanin did not provide information on exactly which areas of the Moscow region the drones were destroyed in and what their potential targets were.
"Rosaviatsiya" reported that on the evening of October 13, temporary restrictions on the arrival and departure of aircraft were introduced at Vnukovo, Domodedovo, Sheremetyevo, and Zhukovsky airports.
According to TASS, more than 30 planes flying to Moscow were diverted to other cities. In particular, 19 planes scheduled to land at Vnukovo landed at the airports of Nizhny Novgorod, Saint Petersburg, Minsk, Pskov, and Istanbul.
Meanwhile, the "Ostorozhno, novosti" Telegram channel, citing data from Pulkovo Airport, reported that 20 planes bound for Moscow were diverted to Saint Petersburg.
On the night of October 14, temporary restrictions were also introduced at the airports of Volgograd, Nizhny Novgorod, Samara, Penza, Saratov, and Yaroslavl.
"Pobeda" Airlines stated that changes were made to the flight schedule due to prolonged restrictions at the Moscow aviation hub and Volga region airports.
At the same time, the Governor of the Saratov region, Roman Busargin, reported that several residential buildings were damaged as a result of a drone attack in the city of Balakovo. According to his preliminary data, one person died. Emergency services are working at the scene.
Meanwhile, the head of the Stavropol Krai, Vladimir Vladimirov, said that an attack by drones heading toward the industrial zone of the city of Nevinnomyssk was repelled by air defense forces. He did not specify which industrial facilities might have been targeted.