Russia halts flights at Moscow Airport after massive Ukraine drone strike

Russia temporarily closed all major Moscow airports on Tuesday due to safety concerns following a large-scale Ukrainian drone attack. Russian air defenses reported shooting down 76 Ukrainian drones in just two hours late Monday.

The incident occurred after Russia launched its largest drone strike on Ukraine since the war began, deploying 479 self-destructing drones and multiple cruise and ballistic missiles. Ukraine's air force said it intercepted or blocked 460 drones with electronic countermeasures, according to Firstpost.

One person was injured in Ukraine’s western Rivne region. Russia also claimed progress toward the Dnipropetrovsk region in southeastern Ukraine.