On October 29, more than 460 flights were delayed or canceled at the airports of Moscow and St. Petersburg, ASTRA calculated based on service data. airports.ru Vnukovo and Sheremetyevo suffered the most. Pulkovo, according to Fontanka, hosted planes that could not land in Moscow.
The Federal Air Transport Agency lifted restrictions on flights to Vnukovo, Domodedovo and Zhukovsky only at 6:46 a.m. Delays persisted until the evening.
The Defense Ministry said that 1,214 drones were shot down over 18 regions and Moscow at night and in the morning. According to Bloomberg, this is a record number for the entire war, which the Russian authorities reported at one time. The previous record was on September 20, when the Ministry of Defense reported 1,110 downed drones.
The Russia—Africa summit is currently taking place in Moscow with the participation of African leaders.
