Sheremetyevo Airport
Sheremetyevo is an international airport located north of Moscow, in the city of Khimki. It is one of the four major airports serving the Russian capital and serves as the main hub for Aeroflot. It ranks among the busiest airports in Russia by passenger traffic.
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Ukrainian drone attack shuts 22 Russian airports, including all four Moscow hubs
A large-scale Ukrainian drone attack on the night of October 15 forced Russia's Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsia) to restrict operations at 22 airports across the European part of Russia, including all four Moscow airports — Vnukovo, Domodedovo, Zhukovsky, and Sheremetyevo — effectively creating a no-fly zone for civil aviation. Moscow mayor Sergei Sobyanin reported multiple drone interceptions throughout the night, with Russian air defense claiming to have shot down between 59 and 70 drones heading toward the capital.
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Ukraine strikes Moscow oil refinery and logistics complex in largest drone attack on Russian capital
In the night of 19–20 September 2026, Ukraine launched a massive drone and missile attack on Moscow and Moscow Oblast, hitting the Gazpromneft Moscow Oil Refinery in Kapotnya and a warehouse complex in Sofyino. Fires broke out at both sites. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin called it the largest drone attack ever on the Russian capital. At least two people were killed and six injured across Moscow Oblast, and more than 400 flights were cancelled or delayed at Moscow airports. President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed the operation involved the SBU, Unmanned Systems Forces, SSO, HUR and Foreign Intelligence Service.
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Ukraine strikes Moscow region and Sochi port in overnight drone and unmanned-boat salvo
Overnight on September 2–3, Russia said its air defenses intercepted 416 drones launched across multiple regions, while uncrewed surface vessels struck the port of Sochi. Ukraine's Naval Forces confirmed the Russian ship Nefrit was hit in Sochi, and a separate strike was reported on a Russian BK-16 boat in occupied Sevastopol. Drone impacts were reported in the Moscow region, including an apartment building in Kubinka located near a military airbase.