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Moscow airports resume flights after drone attack

Reuters WORLD
Published February 22,2026
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Four Moscow ⁠airports resumed flights ⁠on Sunday, after they were earlier ⁠suspended for security reasons, aviation regulator Rosaviatsia said.

Sheremetyevo, Domodedovo, Vnukovo and Zhukovsky airports paused operations ⁠for just ⁠over an hour amid a drone attack on the Russian capital.

Air defence systems ⁠had downed 71 Ukrainian drones, including 11 flying en route to Moscow, ⁠since ‌2 ‌p.m. (1100 GMT), the ⁠Interfax ‌news agency reported, citing ⁠the ⁠Russian Defence Ministry.