Stranded passengers at Sheremetyevo Airport were forced to sleep in cafes and children's play areas after the facility failed to provide hotel rooms. This assault follows a separate raid on Oct 15 that canceled approximately 200 flights across Moscow and St. Petersburg. Analysts from CyberBoroshno note the attacks are part of a growing Ukrainian campaign to shut down Russian aviation infrastructure, with some restrictions still in effect in southern Russia as of Oct 17.
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Ukraine Drone Raid Closes 12 Russian Airports and Disrupts 400 Flights
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Aviation traffic in the Moscow region came to a standstill for nearly 7 hours on Oct 16 as aerial strikes targeted the Russian capital's outskirts. Russia imposed flight restrictions at 12 airports, including Moscow's Sheremetyevo, Vnukovo, and Domodedovo, as well as regional hubs in Sochi, Kaluga, and Saratov. Preliminary reports indicate nearly 400 flights were delayed or canceled in Moscow alone, while Mayor Sergey Sobyanin claimed that 134 drones were shot down by air defenses.
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