Eleven drones shot down over Moscow, smoke spotted near Sheremetyevo
Eleven drones shot down over Moscow, smoke spotted near Sheremetyevo
Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said 11 drones were shot down over the capital in the morning and afternoon.
Local residents and passengers at Sheremetyevo Airport reported smoke rising near the airport. ASTRA reports that the fire originated in a forest north of the airport, near the TZK Sheremetyevo fuel and lubricants depot.
According to Exilenova+, a downed UAV likely fell two kilometers from the airport.
Restrictions on the airport's operations have now been lifted. Despite this, Ostorozhno, Moskva reports that Pobeda passengers complained they were unable to fly out of Sheremetyevo even after the restrictions were lifted. The flight had been repeatedly delayed since the previous day.
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Airport Restrictions Lifted, Passengers Still Waiting
Passengers reported a delayed Sheremetyevo flight even after airport restrictions were lifted.
Permission to fly isn't a departure.