Democracy Dies in Darkness

Russia and Ukraine trade drone strikes, disrupting air travel

Russia and Ukraine have exchanged hundreds of drone strikes, causing several deaths and significant disruptions

People hide in a metro station, being used as a bomb shelter, during a Russian drones attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, early hours Saturday, July 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Dan Bashakov)
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Russia and Ukraine struck each other with hundreds of drones on Sunday, throwing Russian air travel in disarray, days after Moscow launched its largest aerial assault in the more than 3-year-old war.

Photos circulating on social media showed crowds huddling at Russian airports including key international hubs in Moscow and St. Petersburg, as hundreds of flights were delayed or canceled due to Ukrainian drone strikes on Saturday and overnight, according to Russia’s Transport Ministry.

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