2025年12月9日至11日，俄羅斯首都莫斯科連續多日遭到大規模無人機攻擊，成為近期衝突升級的明顯象徵。三天內，俄軍防空系統累計擊落37架無人機，攻擊頻率與密度均遠高於過去數週，迫使莫斯科多座機場啟動最高級別的安全管制，導致大量航班無法正常運作。

這波襲擊在12月10日晚至11日凌晨達到高峰。俄方強調，這是近月來規模最大的一次無人機集群攻擊之一，而在此之前，9月22日至23日、10月27日，莫斯科周邊也曾分別擊落46架及32架無人機，顯示此類遠程打擊已成為新常態。莫斯科市長索比亞寧表示，僅在10日上午的一小時內，市區防空系統就攔截4架無人機，相關緊急部門正迅速清理墜落的殘骸，以避免對城市交通與居民造成進一步影響。

由於無人機持續逼近莫斯科空域，當局對所有機場實施起降限制，瞬間造成航空運作全面混亂。根據官方數據，三天內共有378架次航班被迫取消、延誤或改道，數以萬計旅客受到衝擊。其中最受矚目的事件之一是亞美尼亞總理帕什尼揚的專機，原定於11日凌晨降落莫斯科，卻因空域封鎖無法進場，最後被迫改降至聖彼得堡的普爾科沃機場。專機在莫斯科上空盤旋接近一小時，足以顯示當時航空情況的緊張與混亂。

這些密集襲擊並非孤立事件。自9月以來，莫斯科已多次遭到無人機攻擊，俄方將矛頭指向烏克蘭，認為攻擊具備明確的軍事策略與心理壓力目的。就在12月9日，無人機襲擊也曾導致莫斯科取消16個航班，聖彼得堡被臨時指定為替代降落點，為後來更大規模的空域封鎖埋下伏筆。整體而言，這起連續三日的無人機攻擊不僅顯示俄烏衝突的技術與戰術層面正在快速演變，也讓莫斯科這座大城市首次面臨類似戰爭狀態般的航空癱瘓，對俄國的民航運輸、公共安全與政治氛圍都造成強烈震動。

From December 9 to 11, 2025, Moscow—the capital of Russia—experienced several consecutive days of large-scale drone attacks, marking a clear escalation in the ongoing conflict. Over the course of three days, Russia’s air-defense systems shot down a total of 37 drones. The frequency and intensity of the assaults were significantly higher than in previous weeks, forcing airports across Moscow to activate the highest level of operational restrictions and plunging the city’s air traffic into chaos.

The attacks reached their peak between the night of December 10 and the early hours of December 11. Russian authorities stated that this was one of the largest drone swarm attacks in recent months. Earlier incidents on September 22–23 and October 27 had already seen 46 and 32 drones shot down respectively, indicating that long-range drone strikes have become a new normal. Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin noted that within just one hour on the morning of December 10, air-defense units intercepted four drones over the city, and emergency crews were dispatched immediately to clear debris and prevent further disruption to traffic and daily life.

The continuing drone incursions led authorities to impose strict takeoff and landing restrictions at all Moscow airports, resulting in widespread disruption to civil aviation. According to official data, a total of 378 flights were canceled, delayed, or diverted over the three-day period, affecting tens of thousands of passengers. One of the most notable incidents involved Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s aircraft, which had been scheduled to land in Moscow early on December 11. Due to the lockdown of Moscow’s airspace, the plane was unable to approach the airport and was ultimately diverted to St. Petersburg’s Pulkovo Airport after circling above Moscow for nearly an hour, underscoring the severity of the situation.

These attacks were not isolated. Since September, Moscow has repeatedly been targeted by drone strikes, with Russian officials attributing the assaults to Ukraine, describing them as deliberate operations with both strategic and psychological objectives. On December 9, a separate drone strike had already forced the cancellation of 16 flights, with St. Petersburg designated as an alternative landing site—an early sign of the larger disruptions to come.

Overall, the three-day wave of drone attacks highlighted the rapid evolution of operational tactics in the Russia-Ukraine conflict and temporarily plunged Moscow into a state resembling wartime conditions. The mass flight cancellations, widespread airspace restrictions, and heightened security pressures left a significant impact on Russia’s civil aviation, public safety, and political climate.