JAKARTA - Ukraine's drone attack on Russia caused chaos at major airports in Moscow on Monday. Thousands of passengers queued up or slept on the floor after flights were canceled or delayed.

Video published by Russian media showed people sleeping on the floor of Sheremetyevo, Russia's busiest airport by the number of passengers, in the middle of a long line.

Russia's Defense Ministry said it crashed 117 drones overnight, including 30 over Moscow, after dropping 172 drones, including 30 over Moscow, the previous day.

Reported by Reuters on Monday, July 21, Russia's civil aviation authority, Rosaviatsiya, briefly imposed flight restrictions overnight at major Moscow airports - Sheremetyevo, Vnukovo, Domodedovo, and Zhukovsky.

Thousands of displaced people in Russia's far east due to flight cancellations in Russia's European territory, while additional trains were deployed to bring passengers back to Moscow from the city of St. Petersburg in northern Russia, a Russian media report.


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