# All four Moscow airports close; Sheremetyevo issues air raid alert and evacuates passengers

https://mins.news/en/item/112726

- Meduza, 2026-10-23 12:57 UTC
- World
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/10/23/all-four-moscow-airports-shut-down-one-declares-air-raid-alert-and-begins-evacuating-passengers

> All four Moscow airports halted arrivals and departures, Russia’s aviation agency said. Sheremetyevo issued an air raid alert and directed passengers to safe zones and shelters. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said at least 11 drones had been shot down as they approached the capital in recent hours.

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