Moscow's airspace has been closed for the third consecutive day, APA's Russia bureau reports.
More than 370 flights were delayed or canceled at Moscow airports overnight due to restrictions imposed following Ukrainian drone attacks.
At Vnukovo Airport, 62 flights were delayed and 39 were canceled. At Domodedovo Airport, 23 flights were delayed and eight were canceled.
The most serious disruptions occurred at Sheremetyevo Airport. At the airport, located in northern Moscow, 104 flights were delayed and 135 flights were canceled.
Aircraft were diverted to alternative airfields.
Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin stated that air defense systems shot down 144 Ukrainian drones approaching the capital overnight.
The mayor announced that between October 10 and 17, Ukraine launched 2,730 drones toward Moscow, of which 534 were shot down over Moscow.
The Russian Ministry of Defense reported that 640 Ukrainian drones were neutralized over various regions of the Russian Federation overnight.
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