The key facts
- More than 30 planes flying to Moscow were diverted to other cities after restrictions were imposed at Moscow airports on October 13.
- Temporary restrictions were also introduced at airports in Volgograd, Nizhny Novgorod, Samara, Penza, Saratov and Yaroslavl.
- A drone attack on Balakovo damaged residential buildings, killing one person, according to preliminary data.
According to DW, Sobyanin did not provide information about exactly which areas of Moscow region the drones were destroyed in or what their likely targets were.
According to Rosaviatsia, on the evening of October 13, temporary restrictions were imposed on the arrival and departure of aircraft 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 that were supposed to land at Vnukovo landed at the airports of Nizhny Novgorod, St. Petersburg, Minsk, Pskov and Istanbul.
The Telegram channel 'Ostorozhno, novosti', citing Pulkovo airport data, reported that 20 planes heading to Moscow were diverted to St. Petersburg.
On the night of October 14, temporary restrictions were also introduced at the airports of Volgograd, Nizhny Novgorod, Samara, Penza, Saratov and Yaroslavl.
The Pobeda airline announced that changes had been made to the flight schedule due to prolonged restrictions at the Moscow aviation hub and airports in the Volga region.
Meanwhile, Saratov region governor Roman Busargin said that a drone attack had damaged several residential buildings in the city of Balakovo. According to preliminary data, one person was killed. Emergency services are working at the scene.
Stavropol region head Vladimir Vladimirov said that a drone attack directed at 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.
