Operation M&M's In Action: Flights Are Being Canceled En Masse In Moscow
8- 3.09.2026, 17:06
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The capital of the Russian Federation was attacked by 548 drones.
At least 59 flights were delayed at Moscow airports due to a massive drone attack. According to online flight boards reviewed by The Moscow Times examined, as of 12:50 p.m. Minsk time on September 3, 29 flights were unable to depart from Vnukovo, 23 from Domodedovo, and 7 from Sheremetyevo.
On Wednesday evening and Thursday morning, Rosaviatsiya repeatedly restricted operations at these airports due to an air threat. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin reported at noon that over the past 24 hours, the Ukrainian Armed Forces had launched 548 drones toward the capital: 143 of them were destroyed as they approached, and the rest were intercepted at a distance.
Schedule disruptions at Moscow’s airports began after September 1, when Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that Russian airspace was becoming “completely dangerous” for civil aviation and that carriers would have to account for the presence of Ukrainian Armed Forces drones. On the night of September 2 alone, according to Flightradar24, 21 flights were canceled and 235 were delayed at Sheremetyevo, while at Vnukovo, 22 flights were canceled and 94 were delayed. On the night of September 3, Moscow’s air hub was once again paralyzed.
Following Zelenskyy’s statement, Ukraine notified the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) that Russian airspace was unsafe due to “increased military activity.” In response, the ICAO called on its members to “protect aircraft from risks in conflict zones.” For its part, Rosaviatsia informed airlines that Ukraine’s statements regarding the “unsafety” of Russian airspace have no legal force.
Meanwhile, Turkey’s largest private carrier, Pegasus, diverted several planes bound for Moscow on the night of September 2 and canceled dozens of flights between Turkey and Russia, though it later attributed the cancellations to “technical and operational reasons.” Turkish Airlines also canceled several flights.
A source for The Atlantic in Kyiv reported on Thursday that Ukraine had launched an operation to block Moscow’s airports using massive drone attacks. It was previously reported that the operation was named M&M’s.
The plan, which has been in the works since at least early 2026, calls for launching up to 1,000 drones equipped with artificial intelligence (AI) per day at each airport hub. In this way, Kyiv hopes to force foreign airlines to stop flying to Russia and compel Vladimir Putin to return to negotiations to end the war.
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