Russian forces shoot down drone flying towards Moscow, mayor says

Russian air defence forces shot down a drone near Lyubertsy in Moscow Oblast, Mayor Sergei Sobyanin wrote on Telegram.

He noted that the UAV was flying towards the capital. According to preliminary information, no one was injured and there was no destruction.

The Russian Defence Ministry later confirmed the destruction of an airplane-type drone in the Lyubertsy district at about 4:30.

Moscow's Vnukovo, Domodedovo and Zhukovsky airports suspended operations for about one hour on the night of August 28. More than 20 flights were delayed, and three were cancelled.

The last time a UAV was shot down in Moscow was on August 26.