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Russian air defense forces shot down 58 Ukrainian drones in the Moscow region early Tuesday amid a large-scale drone attack by Ukraine, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said on his Telegram channel.
Earlier on Tuesday the Federal Air Transport Agency announced that temporary flight restrictions are imposed at Moscow's Domodedovo and Zhukovsky airports for the sake of flight safety, reports Xinhua.
"To ensure the safety of civil aircraft flights, temporary restrictions were imposed on the operation of Zhukovsky airport at 04:24 Moscow time. Temporary restrictions on the arrival and departure of aircraft at 04:40 Moscow time were also imposed at Moscow's Domodedovo airport," the agency said.