(Reuters) -a assault of Ukrainian drones focused in Moscow compelled the closure of two key airports on the service of the capital, stated the Russian authorities on Sunday.
The Air Defense Units of Russia destroyed 9 Ukrainian drones directed to Moscow of 0400 GMT, stated the mayor Sergei Sobyanin on the messaging app of the telegram.
The emergency providers have been despatched to the websites the place drones particles fell into the assault in a single day, Sobyanin stated. Did not report any quick harm.
An assault on Ukrainian drones additionally triggered a brief -lived hearth within the Azot chemical plant within the Tula area, injuring two folks and 7 drones have been destroyed on the Kaluga area, the regional governors stated. Both areas confuse the Moscow area south of the capital.
Reuters was unable to confirm experiences independently. There have been no quick feedback from Ukraine.
The authority for the Russian civil aviation Rosaviaia declared on Telegram that to ensure air safety was stopping flights at Vnukovo and Domodedovo airports.
Russia and Ukraine have elevated their assaults in current weeks, additionally returning to peace interviews for the primary time from the primary days of the struggle that Russia launched towards Ukrainian in February 2022.
(Report by Lidia Kelly in Melbourne; Assembly by William Mallard)
