A soldier monitors the runway as a Tu-95 bomber aircraft takes off for a night patrol out of Engels-2 airbase on August 7, 2008 in Engels, Russia
A soldier monitors the runway as a Tu-95 bomber aircraft takes off for a night patrol out of Engels-2 airbase on August 7, 2008 in Engels, Russia
  • All four Russian airports halted operations Monday after Ukrainian drones were shot down overhead.
  • Ukrainian drones have been causing disruption in the airport district in recent weeks.
  • On Friday, airports in the region were also closed due to another drone found in Russian airspace.

Ukrainian drones on Monday caused havoc at Moscow airports for the second time in a week, grounding flights and delaying operations for hours while Russia's missile defense system took effect.