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Hundreds of Kamikaze Ukrainian drones have headed for Moscow in recent weeks – but none have even hit the capital. More than 200 closures at airports.
A Ukraine has intensified the air attacks on Russia in 2025. In March, for example, he starred in his biggest air strike since the war began; were released at dawn.
A zona of Moscow It has been a privileged target: only over the past few weeks, dozens of Kamikaze Ukrainian drones have flew towards the capital.
But None really arrived in the city. The main – and achieved – objective was to affect Moscow and surroundings, to Russia overall, but without truly reaching the city.
Since January 1, Ukrainian drones have caused at least 217 Airport temporary closures in Russia. It is more than the last two years together.
Attack airports in Moscow and neighboring regions. Disintegrate Russian regions, weaken internal control.
It is a Strategy Change From Kiev, when it comes to drones: “Moscow is the largest aviation center of the Russian Federation-the flights go everywhere, not just Russia, but all over the world,” said Serhii Bratchuk, a spokesman for the Ukraine Defense Army.
Only in the three nights prior to May 9 (victory day), about 60,000 passengers were affected by drone attacks. Only in recent days did Russia slap 485 Ukrainian drones; 63 of them over the Moscow region.
Three airports suspended trips Last dawn, again because of Ukrainian drones that were “flying towards Moscow,” admitted the mayor of Moscow, Sergei Sobyanin.
All because “The Russian population has to pay for this war. Sleeping on tents at the airport is not the highest price, but it affects morals, ”he continued to Behii Bratchuk about the psychological effect on passengers.
This tactic also forces the systems air -defense Russians to be in a constant warning state. Another idea is to weaken Russia’s air defenses.
But it is not only the population who is paying for these attacks. THE economy It also suffers when airports close (although on a small scale, according to economists heard by the Ukrainian newspaper).
This, remember, in a country where the air trips are essential – Russia is the largest country in the world.
