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Moscow hit by drones again

Russia claims drone attempted to attack Moscow, flights at Vnukovo airport suspended

Russian authorities claimed they spotted and shot down an unidentified drone approaching Moscow on Aug. 6, with the incident resulting in dozens of flights to the Russian capital’s Vnukovo airport being suspended.

“A drone attempt to break into Moscow” was made at about 11.00 a.m., but it was downed in the close vicinity of the capital, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin claimed in a post on his channel on the Telegram messenger.

The Kovyor (“Carpet” in Russian) security plan was put into operation at Vnukovo International Airport, the Russian Telegram channel Mash reported. Eleven departure and fifteen arrival flights were suspended.
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