Huge Ukrainian drone strike on Russia causes Putin to SHUT all four major Moscow airports

A HUGE Ukrainian drone strike has forced Russia to shut all four of its major airports in a dramatic show of force against Moscow.

During the second night of aerial attacks on the capital, the aviation watchdog Rosaviatsia from Russia confirmed the closure of airports as a safety measure. They were reopened after several hours had passed.

Vladimir Putin at the Victory Museum in Moscow.
Vladimir Putin had to shut all four major Moscow airports after a huge Ukrainian drone blitzCredit: AP
Highrise building engulfed in flames at night.
Several strikes hit different parts of the Russian capital overnightCredit: East2West
Moscow highrise engulfed in flames.
At least three people were killed and five wounded as a result of a reported explosion in a Moscow highriseCredit: East2West
Nighttime view of a Moscow highrise building fire.
It was Kyiv’s second consecutive night of aerial assaults on MoscowCredit: East2West

Moscow’s mayor Sergei Sobyanin said at least 19 Ukrainian drones were destroyed before reaching the city “from different directions.”

He added: “Some of the debris had landed on one of the key highways into the city,” but claimed there were no casualties.

The assault on the city caused widespread shock, with unverified reports emerging from Russian military bloggers suggesting that blasts had shattered apartment windows in southern Moscow.

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