Drone Attempting To Infiltrate Moscow Destroyed By Air Defense

An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) attempted to infiltrate Moscow on Sunday at around 11:00 local time (08:00 GMT) and was destroyed on the approach, Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin said.

"Today at around 11:00 there was an attempt by a drone to break through to Moscow. It was destroyed on approach by air defense forces. The military did a good job," the mayor wrote on Telegram.

Earlier in the day, Moscow's Vnukovo airport had introduced restrictions on aircraft arrivals and departures and diverted some flights to other airports in the city from 10:26 local time for security reasons.