Over 60 flights have been cancelled in St Petersburg due to drone attacks

Boris Bodnar
Boris Bodnar Journalist
Over 60 flights have been cancelled in St Petersburg due to drone attacks
Pulkovo Airport, 23 March 2026. Photo: BBC
Dozens of flights have been cancelled and widespread delays reported at Pulkovo Airport in St Petersburg following a night-time drone attack.

У міжнародному аеропорту «Пулково» в Санкт-Петербурзі скасували 62 рейси, ще 80 затримали більш ніж на дві години, а 45 літаків спрямували на запасні аеродроми після введення режиму повітряної небезпеки в неділю через атаку українських безпілотників.

Обмеження на польоти в аеропорту скасували о 10-й ранку в понеділок.

За даними сервісу FlightRadar24, у неділю було затримано 128 рейсів, що становить 38 відсотків від усіх вильотів і прильотів. У понеділок затримки зафіксували у 109 рейсів, або 29 відсотків.

У телеграм-каналі аеропорту зазначено, що 87 рейсів на виліт затримуються більш як на дві години.

 

У ніч проти понеділка над Ленінградською областю збили понад 70 безпілотників. 

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