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Yahoo
5 days ago
- General
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Several Russian airports suspend operations over Ukrainian drone raids
Several airports in Russia suspended operations overnight on Tuesday amid drone attacks from Ukraine, reports say. The arrivals and departures of civilian aircraft were restricted at the airports of Nizhny Novgorod, Saratov, Tambov and Kaluga, according to Russia's Federal Air Transport Agency. The agency spokesperson Artyom Korenyako said in a post on Telegram, "To ensure the safety of civil aircraft flights, temporary restrictions on their entry and exit have also been introduced". The Russian Defence Ministry later claimed that 99 Ukrainian drones were intercepted and destroyed over seven Russian regions from Monday evening to Tuesday morning. Over the past few days, Russian authorities shut down airports in Moscow twice, on Friday and Sunday, amid Kyiv's drone raids into Russian territory. Since the end of April, Kyiv has intensified its drone attacks on Russia, launching hundreds of drones at Moscow and disrupting the airspace over the Russian capital. In the run-up to Moscow's Victory Day parade, Ukrainian drones caused massive disruptions at Moscow airports for a few days in a row. At least 60,000 people had their trips delayed or cancelled, with over 300 flights affected. Russian President Vladimir Putin's high-level guests were among those affected by the disruption. The plane carrying his Serbian counterpart Aleksandar Vučić was reportedly forced to divert to the Azerbaijani capital of Baku because of the threats in Russian airspace.
Yahoo
7 days ago
- Politics
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Several Russian airports suspend operations: more than 100 drones reportedly downed over Russia
Some Russian airports have suspended operations overnight and in the early morning of 27 May. Source: Russian media outlets citing Federal Air Transport Agency; Russian Defence Ministry Details: The Federal Air Transport Agency reported that restrictions on the arrival and departure of civilian aircraft had been introduced at the airports of Nizhny Novgorod, Saratov and Tambov. Prior to that, restrictions were introduced at Kaluga airport. Updated: Later, the Russian Defence Ministry claimed that 99 Ukrainian UAVs had been intercepted and destroyed over seven Russian Oblast from the evening of 26 May to the morning of 27 May. In particular, 56 drones were downed over Belgorod Oblast, 25 over Voronezh Oblast, seven over Vladimir Oblast, five over Kaluga Oblast, four over Tula Oblast and one each over Rostov and Lipetsk oblasts. No information about the consequences of the attack have been reported yet. Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
Los Angeles Times
26-05-2025
- Politics
- Los Angeles Times
Ukraine says Russia launched its biggest drone attack yet, part of an escalating campaign
KYIV, Ukraine — Russia launched its biggest drone attack against Ukraine overnight, a Ukrainian official said Monday, part of an escalating bombing campaign that has further dashed hopes for a breakthrough in efforts to end the 3-year-old war. On the third straight night of significant aerial bombardments, President Trump lashed out at Russian leader Vladimir Putin, saying he had gone 'crazy' by stepping up attacks on Ukraine. The expansion of Russia's air campaign appeared to be another setback in U.S.-led peace efforts, as Putin looks determined to capture more Ukrainian territory and inflict more damage. It comes after Kyiv accepted an unconditional 30-day ceasefire in March that was proposed by the U.S. but that Moscow effectively rejected. This month alone, Russia has broken its record for aerial bombardments of Ukraine three times. Russia is also still pushing along the roughly 620-mile front line, where it has made slow and costly progress, and is assembling its forces for a summer offensive, analysts say. 'Only a sense of complete impunity can allow Russia to carry out such attacks and continually escalate their scale,' Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky wrote on Telegram on Monday. 'There is no significant military logic to this, but there is considerable political meaning.' The Russian bombardment Sunday night included 355 drones, said Yuriy Ihnat, head of the Ukrainian air force's communications department, calling it the biggest of the war. The previous night, Russia fired 298 drones and 69 missiles in what Ukrainian officials said was the largest combined aerial assault of the conflict. From Friday to Sunday, Russia launched around 900 drones at Ukraine, officials said. Russia's Defense Ministry, meanwhile, said Monday that its forces shot down 103 Ukrainian drones overnight that were flying over southern and western Russia, including near Moscow. Russia's Federal Air Transport Agency said 32 flights scheduled to land at three Moscow airports Sunday and Monday had to divert amid Ukrainian drone attacks. The numbers from Ukraine and Russia could not be independently verified. Soon after Russia's Feb. 24, 2022, invasion, the conflict became a testing ground for increasingly sophisticated drone warfare. Russia has received Iranian-made Shahed drones since 2022 and is now believed to be manufacturing its own version. Ukraine, as well as receiving smaller battlefield drones from its allies to help it compensate for a troop shortage, has developed its own long-range drones for strikes deep inside Russia. On Monday, the European Union's top diplomat, foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas, described Russia's latest attacks as 'totally appalling' and said the bloc intended to impose more sanctions on Moscow. Trump has threatened massive sanctions too, but so far hasn't taken action. But he made it clear Sunday night that he is losing patience with Putin. 'I've always had a very good relationship with Vladimir Putin of Russia, but something has happened to him. He has gone absolutely CRAZY!' Trump wrote in a social media post. Trump said Putin is 'needlessly killing a lot of people,' pointing out that 'missiles and drones are being shot into Cities in Ukraine, for no reason whatsoever.' The president also expressed frustration with Zelensky, saying that he is 'doing his Country no favors by talking the way he does.' Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Putin makes decisions that are necessary to ensure Russia's security and that the attacks were Moscow's response to deep strikes by Ukraine. He said negotiations are at 'a decisive moment that is linked to emotional overloading for everyone and emotional reactions.' Russia and Ukraine swapped hundreds more prisoners Sunday in the third and last part of a major exchange. All told, each side released more than 1,000 prisoners — soldiers and civilians — in the biggest swap of the war. Novikov and Yurchuk write for the Associated Press. Associated Press writer Lorne Cook in Brussels contributed.
Yahoo
25-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Moscow airports close following reports of drone attack
Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin has reported an attack involving several drones heading towards the city, prompting the temporary suspension of operations at three airports in the Russian capital and the surrounding area. Source: Kremlin-aligned Russian news agency RIA Novosti, citing Sobyanin and Rosaviatsiya (Russia's Federal Air Transport Agency) Details: At around 16:50, Rosaviatsiya announced temporary restrictions on the arrival and departure of aircraft at Vnukovo, Domodedovo and Zhukovsky airports. Sobyanin claimed that Russian air defence units had downed a drone en route to Moscow. Emergency services are currently working at the site where the debris fell. He later claimed that two other drones heading towards Moscow had been shot down. At around 17:50, Sobyanin reported that a fourth drone heading towards Moscow had been shot down. Pulkovo Airport in St Petersburg has warned of possible schedule changes due to restrictions on the arrival and departure of aircraft at several Moscow airports. Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
Yahoo
15-05-2025
- Politics
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Drone attacks in 2025 shut down Russian airports record number of times since start of full-scale war
Drone attacks in the first months of 2025 forced Russia to suspend airport operations over 200 times, a record number since the start of the full-scale war, the independent Russian outlet Novaya Gazeta Europe reported on May 14, citing data from the Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsiya). Ukraine regularly launches drones at military and industrial targets in Russia, though Kyiv rarely comments on attacks within Russian territory. From January to May 10, 2025, Russian airports shut down a record number of 217 times, Novaya Gazeta Europe reported. In contrast, there were 58 total closures in 2023 and 91 in 2024. The first week of May saw a particularly high number of closures, with restrictions introduced at airports almost 50 times. In the days leading up to Russian President Vladimir Putin's Victory Day parade on May 9, waves of drones targeted Moscow, prompting repeated closures. The Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR) claimed on May 7 that Ukraine's intensifying drone strikes affected 60,000 Russian passengers and that delays and cancelations affected at least 350 flights. According to the analysis, a total of 37 civilian airports have experienced disruptions this year, mostly in central Russia. The highest number of disruptions have occurred at Moscow airports. President Volodymyr Zelensky has called on Russia to accept a complete, unconditional 30-day ceasefire. While Moscow has refused, Russian and Ukrainian delegates are expected to meet in Istanbul on May 15 for their first direct peace talks since the early days of the full-scale invasion. Read also: From spy rings to arson — Russia's sabotage across Europe continues unpunished We've been working hard to bring you independent, locally-sourced news from Ukraine. Consider supporting the Kyiv Independent.
