INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Petersburgs primary airport were grounded for more than 2 hours on Saturday morning due to a drone attack, officials said.Arrivals and
departures at Pulkovo International Airport, situated over 800 kilometers from Russias border with Ukraine, were suspended from7:45 a.m
Moscow time, Rosaviatsia press secretary ArtyomKorenyako stated on the Telegram messaging app.The halt in air traffic came as Russian air
defensesdestroyeda record 4 drones over the Leningrad area overnight, Governor Alexander Drozdenk stated
No casualties or damage were reported.Twenty aircrafts heading to Pulkovo were rerouted to alternate airfields throughout the flight
suspension, Korenyako said.The Russian Defense Ministry said that the military shot down 16 drones over the Leningrad, Bryansk, Smolensk,
Belgorod and Pskov areas overnight.While Russian regions bordering Ukraine have actually frequently been attacked by drones since Moscow
released its major intrusion almost 3 years earlier, Russias second-largest city has largely been spared from drone attacks.St
Petersburgreported its first drone attack in January 2024
In March 2024, city authoritiesannouncedstrengthened security steps throughout the city after a drone crashed into an apartment and exploded
