Moscow drone attack briefly shuts Vnukovo airport

Russia has accused Ukraine of a drone onslaught connected Moscow that damaged 2 buildings and concisely unopen 1 of the city's airports.

A drone was changeable down implicit the Odintsovo district, westbound of the metropolis centre, and 2 others were neutralised but crashed into offices, Russia's defence ministry says.

One idiosyncratic has been injured, Russia's authorities quality bureau Tass reports.

Ukrainian officials person not acknowledged the incident.

The city's politician Sergei Sobyanin said the facades of 2 bureau buildings were somewhat damaged.

Flights were concisely suspended from Vnukovo Airport, southwest of the metropolis centre, and incoming planes were redirected to different airports.

In a statement, the defence ministry said the "attempted violent attack" had been "thwarted".

The drone onslaught successful the aboriginal hours of Sunday is the latest that Moscow has blamed connected Kyiv. Ukraine seldom claims work for attacks wrong Russia.

Moscow, located astir 500km (310 miles) from the Ukrainian border, has seldom been targeted since Russia launched its full-scale penetration of Ukraine successful February 2022.

But Russia has accused Ukraine of launching a bid of drone strikes connected its territory successful caller months, including respective connected the capital.

The astir notable was successful May, erstwhile Russia claimed Ukraine utilized 2 drones to onslaught the Kremlin - the bosom of the city. Ukraine denied attacking the Kremlin oregon targeting President Vladimir Putin.

Russia's defence ministry says Ukraine besides carried retired an overnight drone onslaught connected Crimea - territory which was annexed by Russia successful 2014. Officials accidental 16 drones were destroyed and a further 9 were suppressed, Tass quality bureau reports.

Meanwhile, Ukrainian officials accidental a Russian rocket onslaught connected the metropolis of Sumy, successful the northbound eastbound of the country, has near 1 idiosyncratic dormant and 5 injured.

A gathering was destroyed successful an detonation astatine astir 20:00 section clip (17:00 GMT), according to nationalist broadcaster Suspilne.

Officials besides accidental 2 radical were killed successful the confederate metropolis of Zaporizhzhia connected Saturday.