# Ukrainian drone alert disrupts Russian government flights returning from Putin’s Turkmenistan trip

https://mins.news/en/item/93715

- Meduza, 2026-10-09 18:56 UTC
- World
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/10/09/ukrainian-drone-alert-disrupts-russian-government-flights-returning-from-putin-s-turkmenistan-trip

> Several aircraft from Russia’s government flight detachment circled over Moscow on October 9 amid the threat of a Ukrainian drone attack, and five could not land immediately. At least three were returning from Turkmenistan. Airport restrictions delayed more than 200 flights and canceled over 100; it remains unclear which aircraft carried Putin.

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