8 October 2026

On the afternoon of October 8, drones attacked the city of Podolsk, south of Moscow, according to Moscow Region Governor Andrei Vorobyov. A 57-year-old man was killed in the strike in the Klimovsk neighborhood, he stated. No further details about the local resident’s death were provided. A 37-year-old woman was also injured in the attack on 50th Anniversary of October Avenue; her condition is being investigated. Three cars were also on fire, and the windows of one apartment building were damaged. “Emergency services continue to work at the scene. Specialists are surveying the area and documenting all damage,” Vorobyov wrote on Telegram.

Local public groups report that one of the strikes occurred “between buildings 22 and 22A on 50th Anniversary Avenue and a kindergarten.” “The noise was terrifying. Several cars had their windows blown out,” wrote one eyewitness. According to sources, the attack occurred between 2:30 and 2:45 PM. The Ministry of Defense has not reported repelling any drone strikes in the Moscow region. Vnukovo, Domodedovo, and Zhukovsky airports were closed as of 3:24 PM , according to Rosaviatsia. Sheremetyevo is accepting and dispatching flights by prior arrangement. As a result, Moscow airports began experiencing widespread flight delays and cancellations, according to “Beware, Moscow.” The channel estimates that approximately 140 flights were affected.

The situation is most dire at Sheremetyevo: 65 flights were delayed or canceled. At Vnukovo, schedule changes affected 23 departing and 32 arriving flights, while at Domodedovo, 17 arriving flights were affected. Flights from Dubai and Tbilisi bound for Vnukovo were diverted to Strigino Airport in Nizhny Novgorod. In total, at least nine flights were diverted, according to msk1.ru.

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