Moscow’s four international airports suspended operations for nearly two hours early on Monday after Russian air defences intercepted 59 Ukrainian drones flying toward the capital, the city’s mayor Sergei Sobianine said in overnight Telegram posts . Sobianine added that the drones formed multiple swarms and were destroyed before reaching the city centre.

The strikes came as Ukraine launched simultaneous attacks on occupied Crimea and the Moscow Oblast, according to social media channels monitored by the Kyiv Independent . A power plant in Crimea was reportedly targeted, while Ukrainian forces also struck positions in the Moscow region. Russian officials confirmed the airport closures but did not report any civilian casualties in the capital .

In southern Ukraine, a Russian drone strike on Zaporizhzhia set a residential house ablaze, killing one woman and injuring three others, local authorities said . The attack underscored the continued use of drones in Russia’s bombardment campaign, which has intensified in recent weeks.

Ukrainian forces also claimed to have struck a Turkish-flagged cargo ship in the Black Sea, causing a fire and casualties among the crew. The vessel, the *VICTRESS*, was Panama-registered and was reportedly hit by a Russian drone, according to Ukraine’s navy . Survivors were evacuated by Ukrainian naval forces.

The scale of drone warfare in the conflict has reached unprecedented levels. Volodymyr Zinovskyi, a Ukrainian military analyst, told *L’Express* that nearly 90% of Russian losses are now inflicted by drones . On Sunday alone, Russia launched 9,629 drones in 246 clashes across the front, according to Ukrainian military updates .

The Kremlin has yet to issue a formal response to the latest wave of attacks, but the temporary closure of Moscow’s airports—critical hubs for both domestic and international travel—signals a new phase of vulnerability for Russia’s infrastructure. Analysts suggest that Ukraine’s drone campaign is increasingly targeting logistical and energy nodes deep inside Russian-held territory, including refineries in the Moscow Oblast .

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