Vnukovo Airport
Vnukovo is an international airport located in the southwestern part of Moscow, within the eponymous municipal district. It is one of the three main airports serving the Russian capital, alongside Sheremetyevo and Domodedovo. The airport serves as a hub for several Russian airlines and handles both domestic and international flights.
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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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Ukrainian drone strikes hit Russian missile-fuel and launch-complex facilities overnight
On the night of 9 October 2026, Ukraine's Defence Forces struck Russian facilities tied to missile launches and rocket-fuel production, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said. Three missile-related targets were confirmed hit: a branch of the Barmin Research Institute of Launch Complexes near Dalneye Konstantinovo-5 in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, the Centre for Elimination of Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles near Surovatikha in the same oblast, and the Redkino Research Plant in Tver Oblast. Fires broke out at the Redkino plant; the regional governor said no workers were hurt. Reports also describe simultaneous drone strikes on an oil depot north of Belgorod, the Ukhta refinery in the Komi Republic, and sites in Kaluga Oblast.
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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.