Russia downs 21 drones flying toward Moscow-Xinhua

Russia downs 21 drones flying toward Moscow

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2026-03-21 01:14:30

MOSCOW, March 20 (Xinhua) -- Russian air defense forces shot down 21 drones flying toward Moscow, Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said Friday.

Emergency services are working at sites where debris from the intercepted drones fell, Sobyanin said on Telegram.

Temporary flight restrictions were introduced and later lifted on Friday afternoon at Moscow's Vnukovo Airport, according to Russia's federal aviation agency Rosaviatsiya.