Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on December 14, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 20, 2026
Russia reports shooting down 130 Ukrainian drones, causing disruptions at Moscow airports. Emergency services responded to the attacks.
MOSCOW, Dec 15 (Reuters) - The Russian Defence Ministry said on Monday that its air defence units had shot down 130 Ukrainian drones overnight, 15 of which were headed for Moscow.
Sergei Sobyanin, the mayor of Moscow, said that four more Ukrainian drones en route to the capital had been brought down on Monday morning and that emergency services were on the scene.
Ukrainian forces periodically send drones towards the Russian capital, which often disrupt the work of the capital's airports.
Rosaviatsia, the Russian aviation watchdog, said that Moscow's Domodedovo and Zhukovsky airports had been forced to suspend their operations along with a number of other Russian airports in the south of the country.
Yuri Slyusar, governor of the southern Rostov region, said that a power line had been damaged as a result of an overnight drone attack.
(Reporting by Reuters; editing by Andrew Osborn)
A drone is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that can be remotely controlled or fly autonomously using software-controlled flight plans. Drones are often used for surveillance, delivery, and military operations.
Air defense refers to the measures taken to protect a country or area from aerial threats, such as aircraft or missiles. This typically involves radar systems, interceptors, and other military technologies.
An airport disruption occurs when normal operations at an airport are interrupted, often due to security threats, weather conditions, or technical issues, leading to delays or cancellations of flights.
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