Russian air travel faces major disruption after Ukraine drone attacks

People hide in a metro station, being used as a bomb shelter, during a Russian drone attack (Dan Bashakov/AP)

Russia and Ukraine struck each other with hundreds of drones on Sunday, throwing Russian air travel into disarray days after Moscow launched its largest aerial assault in the three-year-old war.

Photos circulating on social media showed crowds huddling at Russian airports including key international hubs in Moscow and St Petersburg, as hundreds of flights were delayed or cancelled due to Ukrainian drone strikes on Saturday and overnight, according to Russia’s Transport Ministry.