# Reports say Ukraine used weather balloons to carry drones near Moscow airports

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/ukraine-hits-russia-with-deadly-new-tactic-of-drones-released-from-high-flying-weather-balloons-to-trigger-moscow-airport-chaos/
- Published: 2026-10-31T16:35:39+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-31T16:47:46+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16254939/Ukraine-Russia-deadly-drones-weather-balloons-Moscow-airport.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Europe, Space, Technology, World

## Key points

- Reports describe drones released from high-flying balloons near Moscow.
- Airports across Russia faced extensive delays and cancellations.
- Russia said it downed 2,690 Ukrainian drones in two and a half days.

## Summary

Reports from Russian military channels said Ukraine used drones carried by weather balloons to reach the area around Moscow before releasing them, in an effort to disrupt air traffic. The reported tactic adds to a wider wave of drone activity that has caused delays and cancellations across Russia’s airports.

By early afternoon, Sheremetyevo had reported 84 delayed flights and 45 cancellations, while Vnukovo reported 119 delays and ten cancellations. St Petersburg’s Pulkovo had 138 disrupted flights and Novosibirsk around 100; Russia’s Defence Ministry said it had downed 2,690 Ukrainian drones in two and a half days. Some passengers reportedly waited for days, with complaints about poor information and a lack of food on board.

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