The largest cargo plane Antonov flew low over Moscow: all because of the drone attack.
Explosive situation in the Moscow sky
According to The Sun: A stunning moment: the largest cargo plane in the world, AN-124, flies over the rooftops of Moscow, trying to evade a swarm of Ukrainian drones.
Local residents were shocked when the large plane of the Russian Ministry of Defense flew at a dangerous height.
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Residents reported horror from the sight and loud noise
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The video shows how the huge plane flies over the Moscow skyline, passing between residential buildings, barely avoiding collisions.
A loud metallic scream fills the air as the plane dominates the city, near Vnukovo Airport.
This threatening situation arose when dozens of Ukrainian kamikaze drones attacked Moscow at night, causing chaos in air traffic in the morning.
The Russian air defense quickly tried to shoot down these drones in one of the largest Ukrainian attacks on Moscow since the beginning of the war.
In one of the videos, an explosion is visible in a parking lot in Reutov, nine miles east of the Kremlin, during a rare night when the war reached the capital.
“The pilot intentionally descended to a low altitude due to Ukrainian UAVs in the sky,' pro-Russian media reported.
“Residents of New Moscow heard a loud roar and were a little frightened when they saw the plane over their houses.”
It was unclear if the AN-124 was landing or taking off from Vnukovo.
This large plane, a key component of Putin's war machine, is 69 meters long, with a wingspan of 73 meters and a weight of 450 tons.
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The Mayor of Moscow, Sergey Sobyanin, reported that at least 34 drones were shot down as the strikes continued in the morning.
The city's main international airport, Sheremetyevo, was forced to suspend departures and arrivals, as were airports in Kazan and Nizhnekamsk.
A flight from Dubai to Moscow had to land in another city, where passengers were provided with mats to sleep on the terminal floor after three hours of waiting.
About 20 other flights changed their routes from Moscow to St. Petersburg.
Drone caused the closure of Copenhagen Airport overnight
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One of the passengers of the Russian airline "Pobeda" complained: “There are 300 of us,” when they found themselves in St. Petersburg.
“There is no food, no alcohol, only water, and everyone’s chargers are dead.”
“The flight was rescheduled several times.”
This situation in Moscow occurred after large airports in Copenhagen and Oslo were also forced to close due to drones.
President Zelensky suggested that the unidentified drones could be part of a Russian sabotage operation.
Copenhagen Airport, the largest in the Nordic countries, closed for four hours overnight, while Oslo Airport halted operations for three hours.
Meanwhile, Russia continues its devastating attacks on Ukraine, killing civilians once again.
The shelling in Tatarbunar in the Odesa region resulted in the death of a woman and injuries to three people when five trading kiosks caught fire.
A hotel as well as communications and postal buildings were damaged, including a cultural center.
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Six Russian munitions struck an apartment building in Zaporizhzhia, resulting in the death of a woman.
“Russians struck the regional center with aerosols at night,' said local official Ivan Fedorov.
“They targeted private homes and industrial infrastructure.”
Russian troops also shelled Druzhkivka in the occupied part of the Donetsk region, leading to power outages.
The last strikes occurred as Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky were set to meet in New York at the UN General Assembly.
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