Moscow's two main airports briefly suspended operations early on June 8 on account of a wave of Ukrainian drone strikes focusing on the Russian capital and its surrounding areas, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin reported on Telegram.

In accordance with Sobyanin, air protection models started intercepting drones flying towards Moscow shortly after 4 a.m. Between 5:59 a.m. and eight:19 a.m., he reported the downing of 10 drones in separate waves.

Every incident was adopted by the deployment of emergency providers to the crash websites.

The assaults compelled authorities to briefly shut Moscow's Vnukovo and Domodedovo airports — two of the town's busiest hubs. Operations have been reportedly suspended round 6:53 a.m. native time, disrupting passenger site visitors and inflicting delays.

Russia's Protection Ministry claimed that 61 Ukrainian drones have been launched between the night of June 7 and the morning of June 8, focusing on Russian territory and occupied Crimea.

The ministry stated drones have been intercepted over Moscow and its suburbs, in addition to in Bryansk, Belgorod, Kaluga, Tula, Oryol, and Kursk oblasts.

Ukraine's navy has not but commented on the assault, and the Kyiv Unbiased can not confirm info supplied by Russian officers.

Kyiv has stepped up its long-range drone marketing campaign in opposition to Russia in latest months, significantly focusing on Moscow and key navy infrastructure. Although most drones are intercepted earlier than reaching the capital, the risk has precipitated repeated disruptions to civilian air journey.

Since Jan. 1, Ukrainian drone raids have prompted a minimum of 217 short-term airport closures throughout Russia, in accordance with information from Rosaviatsia, Russia's aviation company, the impartial outlet Novaya Gazeta Europe reported on Could 14.

On the nights forward of Russia's Victory Day on Could 9, drone strikes prompted widespread flight restrictions that affected journey plans for greater than 60,000 passengers, in accordance with the Affiliation of Russian Tour Operators.

Whereas Ukrainian officers haven’t publicly commented on the most recent assaults, protection officers in Kyiv have persistently described strikes on navy and logistical targets inside Russia as legit acts of self-defense amid Moscow's ongoing aggression.

Ukraine’s new drone strategy — cripple Moscow’s airports, make Russian population ‘pay’Hundreds of Ukrainian kamikaze drones have flown towards Moscow in recent weeks. None appear to have even reached the Russian capital, yet the effect on the city — and the wider country — has been hugely significant. Ukrainian drones have forced at least 217 temporary airport closures across Russia since Jan. 1,The Kyiv IndependentTim Zadorozhnyy