Drones attacked the Russian capital and the Moscow region. Two planes flying from Turkey to Moscow were diverted due to restrictions at Vnukovo Airport.
Russian authorities shut down all four Moscow airports – Vnukovo, Domodedovo, Sheremetyevo and Zhukovsky – in the afternoon of October 23 amid drone attacks.
While international efforts to end the war continue, Moscow is deliberately striking Ukraine's energy system, leaving tens of thousands of families without electricity.
On the night of October 17, Moscow was attacked by 144 drones, prompting the Russian capital’s airports to impose restrictions, and causing flights to be delayed and rerouted.
Moscow authorities reported an overnight attack involving nearly 500 drones, forcing four airports to suspend operations. At Vnukovo Airport, passengers were removed from all flights.
The volume of diesel fuel that U.S. President Donald Trump agreed with Russian leader Vladimir Putin to supply is not significant. However, the signal sent to Moscow and the international community about easing sanctions is mixed.
The “Carpet” plan has been put into effect at all four Moscow airports – Sheremetyevo, Vnukovo, Domodedovo and Zhukovsky – amid the threat of drone and balloon attacks.
Removing Russian oligarchs Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Friedman from the EU sanctions lists would send the wrong signal to Moscow; on the contrary, pressure must be stepped up.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Ukrainian forces struck one of Russia's key oil industry facilities and an aggressor logistics facility in the Moscow region overnight.
Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said on Sunday that the Russian capital had come under what he described as the largest drone attack to date, with more than 1,600 drones reportedly heading toward Moscow.
Following the latest Russian attacks, President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that Moscow must not go into winter believing that its missile and drone attacks will go unpunished.
The U.S. delegation says it made significant progress in peace negotiations during its visit to Moscow and hopes that a trilateral meeting will be announced soon.
U.S. President Donald Trump said his special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will travel to Moscow and Kyiv with a proposal to end Russia’s war against Ukraine.