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Ukraine attacks Moscow as foreign leaders arrive

Attacks by Ukrainian long-range drones caused flight disruption at Moscow’s main airports for a third straight day on Wednesday, authorities said, as Russia received the Chinese President and other foreign leaders for the annual Victory Day military parade in Red...
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Russian jets fly in formation during a rehearsal for the flypast, which is part of a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War II, in central Moscow, Russia. REUTERS
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Attacks by Ukrainian long-range drones caused flight disruption at Moscow’s main airports for a third straight day on Wednesday, authorities said, as Russia received the Chinese President and other foreign leaders for the annual Victory Day military parade in Red Square. Russian flag carrier Aeroflot cancelled more than 100 flights to and from Moscow, while more than 140 flights were delayed as planes were repeatedly grounded, flight data showed. Russian air defences repelled an attack by nine drones close to the Russian capital, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said.

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Though Ukrainian drones have targeted Moscow in the past, the sustained attacks appeared designed to disrupt preparations for the 80th anniversary celebrations in Moscow marking victory over Nazi Germany in World War II — Russia’s biggest secular holiday of the year.

The repeated assaults could unnerve Russians, who have been told by President Vladimir Putin that the more than three-year war with Ukraine is going well, as well as potentially embarrass him in front of his illustrious guests.

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Security is expected to be tight at Friday’s centrepiece parade. Foreign dignitaries, including Chinese President Xi Jinping and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, arrived on Wednesday.

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