 Drones were downed over one of Moscow's major airports in the early hours of this morning. Flights were halted at Domodedovo and Vnukovo airports after the strike at about 3am. Jets were redirected to St Petersburg while emergency services raced to the scene to extinguish the raging fire. Unverified footage shared on Russian Telegram channels shows the aftermath of a large explosion at Domodedovo. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Thick black smoke and – visible from miles away – can be seen billowing into the sky above the Russian capital. At least two explosions were heard before the fire, according to posts on Russian social media. No casualties were reported, the defence ministry said in a statement, blaming the drone strike on Ukraine. 'Last night attempts by the Kyiv regime to carry out terrorist attacks by unmanned aerial vehicles were foiled over the territory of Kaluga and Moscow regions, as well as Sevastopol,' it read. 'Two UAVs moving forward Moscow were destroyed in the sky by air defence facilities above Maloyaroslavl district of Kaluga region and over the territory of Odintsovo district of Moscow region. 'Close to Sevastopol, two UAVs were destroyed by air defence facilities on duty, and nine others were suppressed by electronic warfare means and crashed in the waters of the Black Sea without reaching their target.' Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@metro.co.uk.){kind=link}
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Drones were downed over one of Moscow’s major airports in the early hours of this morning.
Flights were halted at Domodedovo and Vnukovo airports after the strike at about 3am.
Jets were redirected to St Petersburg while emergency services raced to the scene to extinguish the raging fire.
Unverified footage shared on Russian Telegram channels shows the aftermath of a large explosion at Domodedovo.