Overview
- Rosaviatsia’s representative Artem Korenyako announced the temporary limits and subsequent removals through the agency’s Telegram updates.
- Volgograd airport had restrictions introduced around 00:52 MSK on October 2, with normal operations restored within hours.
- Astrakhan and Saratov also saw short-term limits early on October 2 that were lifted later in the morning.
- One flight bound for Astrakhan and one for Volgograd diverted to alternate aerodromes during the brief restrictions.
- Following a separate pause on October 1, Orenburg’s governor said operations resumed and cautioned that the drone threat persists.