Ukraine Has Once Again "closed" Its Airspace To Russia

29.10.2026, 23:54

More than 460 flights were delayed or canceled at airports in Moscow and St. Petersburg.

On Thursday, October 29, more than 460 flights were delayed or canceled at airports in Moscow and St. Petersburg following a drone attack on Russia. This was reported by the Telegram channel Astra, citing data from the airports.ru service.

The restrictions had the greatest impact on operations at Moscow’s Vnukovo and Sheremetyevo airports.

According to the publication “Fontanka”, Pulkovo Airport in St. Petersburg was receiving flights that were unable to land in the Russian capital.

Rosaviatsiya lifted flight restrictions at Vnukovo, Domodedovo, and Zhukovsky only at 6:46 a.m. local time. However, flight delays persisted until the evening.

According to the OSINT project CyberBoroshno, from October 25 to 29, there were 49 instances of airport closures and 18 instances of restrictions imposed in Russia. In total, the restrictions affected 26 airports. The largest number of airports—18—were closed simultaneously on the morning of October 29.

The Russian Ministry of Defense claimed that on the night of October 29 and the morning of the same day, 1,214 drones were shot down over 18 Russian regions and Moscow.

Russian authorities also stated that on the night of October 29, UAVs launched a massive attack on Moscow and the Moscow Region. According to Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin, 613 drones were flying toward the Russian capital.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced as early as September 1 that Russian airspace was becoming dangerous for airlines, insurers, and other participants in international transportation. The following day, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry reported that Kyiv had officially warned the International Civil Aviation Organization about the dangers of flights to Russia and urged them to be avoided.

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