Russian air defenses have claimed to have intercepted 148 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones in a span of twelve hours, as reported by the Ministry of Defense. This incident occurred between Thursday night and Friday morning, highlighting a significant uptick in drone activity amidst ongoing tensions. The reports indicated that a substantial portion of these interceptions took place within ten regions across Russia, including 12 drones specifically in the Moscow region.

In a follow-up report, Russian forces stated that they had destroyed an additional 95 drones across eleven more regions, as well as over the Black Sea and Sea of Azov. This included five drones that were also heading toward Moscow, adding to the urgency of the defensive measures being taken in the capital. Concurrently, Moscow's mayor, Sergey Sobyanin, reported that military forces managed to down 27 drones in just over six hours in areas surrounding the city, illustrating the intensified aerial conflict.

As a direct consequence of this escalation, all four Moscow airports - Sheremetyevo, Domodedovo, Vnukovo, and Zhukovsky - were temporarily closed. This disruption underscores the growing impact of drone warfare on civil aviation and public safety in major urban centers, emphasizing the precarious nature of the current conflict between Russia and Ukraine, as well as the possible ramifications for daily life and national security within Russia itself.