A flight carrying a delegation of Indian parliamentarians among other passengers had an arrival delay of around 40 minutes on Thursday in view of brief shutting of airports in the Russian capital following a barrage of overnight drone strikes,

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Kanimozhi-Led Indian Delegation Lands Safely In Moscow After Drone Scare An Indian parliamentary delegation led by DMK MP Kanimozhi Karunanidhi faced mid-air delays after their flight to Moscow was disrupted due to a reported Ukrainian drone attack near the Russian capital.

At the Domodedovo International Airport, Kanimozhi and members of her team were received by Indian Ambassador Vinay Kumar and other officials.

The delegation, led by DMK MP Kanimozhi, was en route to Moscow to brief global leaders on Operation Sindoor when a drone strike shut the airport mid-flight

Sergei Sobyanin, Moscow's mayor, said on Wednesday that air defence forces had downed three drones en route to Russia's capital.

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