Drone Attack Kills One And Closes Moscow Airport

July 30, 2023 7:39 am

Russian authorities say three Ukrainian drones attacked Moscow in the early hours on Sunday, injuring one person and prompting a temporary closure for traffic in and out of one of four airports around the Russian capital. The Russian Defense Ministry said three drones targeted the city. One was shot down in the surrounding Moscow region by air defense systems and two others were jammed and crashed in the Moscow City business district. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said the attack “insignificantly damaged” the facades of two buildings. A security guard was injured, Russia’s state news agency Tass reported, citing emergency officials. No flights went into or out of the Vnukovo airport on the southern outskirts of the city for about an hour, Tass said.