Russian officials reported on Tuesday that at least 15 drones were shot down overnight in a wave of attacks around Moscow, which resulted in the death of a woman, fires in residential buildings, and the suspension of over 30 flights in the capital.
The Moscow region witnessed widespread disruption, with emergency crews responding to multiple sites, including the areas near Zhukovo Airport and Domodedovo district, home to one of the city’s largest airports. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin confirmed the downing of the drones via Telegram, noting that authorities were swiftly dispatched to contain the situation.
According to Russia’s RIA news agency, both Zhukovo and Domodedovo airports were closed for air traffic, affecting more than 30 domestic and international flights.
The attacks set at least two high-rise apartment buildings on fire in the Ramenskoye district, located southeast of the Kremlin, where the governor of the Moscow region, Andrei Vorobyov, reported the death of a 46-year-old woman and injuries to three others. A total of 43 residents were evacuated to temporary shelters.
Footage shared by the SHOT and Baza Telegram channels, both close to Russian security services, showed flames engulfing a multi-storey residential building in the district, with five flats reportedly destroyed.
Authorities in the Tula region, neighbouring Moscow, reported that drone wreckage had landed on a fuel and energy facility, though the facility’s “technological process” remained unaffected.