Editor’s Note: This is a developing story and is being updated.
Dozens of Ukrainian drones attacked Moscow on the night of November 12-13, disrupting flight operations at several of the region’s main airports, according to Russian officials.
Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin reported that Russian air defense units intercepted more than 100 drones heading for the capital between 9:34 p.m. and 2:08 a.m. local time. At the time of publication, Sobyanin claimed that 105 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) had been shot down.
Russian officials only report drones they say were intercepted, so the exact number of drones launched in Moscow overnight is not known.
Emergency teams were dispatched to the areas affected by the falling drone wreckage, Sobyanin said. No details were reported regarding specific damage or casualties.
The Kyiv Independent was unable to confirm Sobyanin’s claims at the time of publication.
Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency, Rosaviatsiya, announced restrictions on flight operations at Sheremetyevo, Domodedovo and Zhukovsky airports in Moscow Oblast.
These facilities “accept and route flights subject to agreement with the appropriate authorities” due to temporary airspace restrictions in the region, the agency said.
Ukrainian drone strikes have repeatedly disrupted air operations over Moscow in recent weeks.
Flights at four major airports were grounded in a nighttime attack on October 23. Photos were later posted on social media showing debris from a downed drone on the tarmac at Sheremetyevo, Moscow’s largest airport.
The previous night, Ukraine launched a ILarge-scale drone attack on the region, hitting an arms factory in Moscow Oblast on October 22. Sobyanin said more than 600 drones were launched into the region overnight.
Earlier this month, Sobyanin reported that Moscow Oblast had suffered the largest drone attack the region had seen in the past two years. Ukraine reportedly fired 650 drones into the region on October 6, causing a fire at a major oil facility.
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