Russian airports face record closures amid escalating Ukrainian drone campaign

Euronews · first seen 11.09.2026

Ukraine's drone campaign has forced a record average of 32 airport closures daily across Russian airports, prompting Ukrainian leadership to warn airlines and insurers that safety in Russian skies has ended.

Russian airports averaged 32 closures a day across 32 airports including Moscow and St Petersburg.
Summer closure totals have already exceeded the entire count for 2025.

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