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Russian air defences shoot down drone en route to Moscow, mayor says

Russian air defences downed a Ukrainian drone en route to Moscow on Monday, the city's mayor said, forcing three airports that serve the capital to temporarily restrict all incoming and outgoing flights.

Russian air defences shoot down drone en route to Moscow, mayor says Debris in a playground near a damaged apartment building following a reported Ukrainian drone strike in Krasnogorsk, Moscow region, Russia, 24 October 2025. Moscow Region Governor Andrei Vorobyov reported the strike injured at least five people, including one child. EPA/MAXIM SHIPENKOV
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By Reuters
24 Nov 2025
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Moscow mayor Sergei Sobyanin said in a statement that emergency services were working at the scene of the downed drone.

Flight restrictions were introduced and quickly lifted on Domodedovo and Zhukovsky airports, but were still in effect for Sheremetyevo airport - the city's largest - as of 1010 GMT.

(Reporting by Reuters; Writing by Lucy PapachristouEditing by Andrew Osborn)

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