Overview

• Viral video showed a Russian Defence Ministry Antonov-124 flying unusually low over residential blocks near Vnukovo, reportedly to steer clear of drones, with its flight phase not immediately clear.
• Sheremetyevo halted departures and arrivals, and airports in Kazan and Nizhnekamsk also suspended operations as numerous flights were rerouted and passengers stranded.
• Moscow mayor Sergey Sobyanin said at least 34 drones were shot down, with outlets describing the incident as one of Kyiv’s most extensive drone assaults on the capital.
• Footage from Reutov, about nine miles east of the Kremlin, captured an explosion in a car park during the overnight strikes.
• Russian attacks inside Ukraine killed at least two civilians, including one woman in Odesa region’s Tatarbunary and another in Zaporizhzhia, according to local officials.