Ukraine targets Moscow with mass drone attack, mayor claims, 4 airports temporarily closed
Editor's Note: This is a developing story and is being updated.
Ukraine launched a mass drone attack against the Russian capital overnight on Dec. 9-10, Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin reported.
Russian air defense units have shot down at least 31 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) bound for Moscow, Sobyanin said. Emergency crews are working to clear debris at the crash sites.
No casualties or damage have been reported.
Sobyanin began reporting attacks on the Russian capital late in the evening on Dec. 9, updating as more drones were allegedly shot down over the city. Explosions were reported in the suburbs of Moscow, according to the Russian Telegram news channel Shot.
The Kyiv Independent could not verify the reports at the time of publication.
Moscow's Vnukovo, Domodedovo, Sheremetyevo, and Zhukovsky airports introduced temporary flight restrictions during the attack, according to Russia's Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsiya).
Russian Telegram channel Astra reported that PJSC Acron — one of Russia’s largest chemical production facilities — in Veliky Novgorod, over 550 kilometers (about 340 miles) northwest of Moscow, reportedly came under a drone attack.
Kyiv regularly uses long-range drones to target military and industrial targets in Russia, including oil refineries, weapons factories, and ammunition depots. Ukraine reportedly targeted Moscow with over 30 drones as part of a large-scale attack against Russia on Oct. 27.
