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• Clement Charpentreau
Restrictions on arrivals and departures at Sheremetyevo, Domodedovo, Vnukovo and Zhukovsky disrupted air traffic across the Moscow region amid Ukrainian drone attacks. Sheremetyevo evacuated passengers to shelters, while reported drone debris on a runway area added to operational concerns; some services resumed after the shutdown.
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Restrictions on arrivals and departures at Sheremetyevo, Domodedovo, Vnukovo and Zhukovsky disrupted air traffic across the Moscow region amid Ukrainian drone attacks. Sheremetyevo evacuated passengers to shelters, while reported drone debris on a runway area added to operational concerns; some services resumed after the shutdown.
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