The key facts
- Rosaviatsia lifted restrictions on the arrival and departure of aircraft at Sheremetyevo and Zhukovsky
- Over the evening of October 29 and the night of October 30, 862 UAVs were heading toward the Moscow region
- According to Sergei Sobyanin, 170 drones were neutralized on approach to Moscow
Airports resume operations
Rosaviatsia announced via its official Telegram channel the lifting of temporary restrictions on the arrival and departure of aircraft at the Moscow airports Sheremetyevo and Zhukovsky. Passengers are advised to check the current schedule with airlines and on airport websites.
Scale of the attack
The restrictions were linked to a massive drone attack. According to Life.ru, over the evening of October 29 and the night of October 30, 862 UAVs were heading toward the Moscow region. According to Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin, most of the aerial targets were destroyed at distant approaches, and another 170 were neutralized on approach to Moscow. The outlet describes this attack as one of the largest in two years.
