Two flights from Uzbekistan diverted due to restrictions in Moscow
Two planes that took off from Uzbekistan were unable to land in Moscow due to restrictions on night flights related to drone threats. This was reported in the Telegram channel of the Prosecutor General's Office of Uzbekistan.
A flight by Aeroflot airline, heading from Tashkent, was diverted to St. Petersburg. A Ural Airlines plane, coming from Samarkand, was directed to Yekaterinburg.
In total, more than 370 flights were delayed or cancelled at Moscow airports. According to Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin, 134 drones were shot down while approaching the city at night. In the morning, the introduced flight restrictions began to be lifted.
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Published 17 October 2026, 13:17 · No updates · Russian original
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