The Russian defence ministry’s Antonov-124 stunned residents as it flew low above apartment buildings towards Vnukovo airport in Moscow. The manoeuvre was to avoid Ukrainian kamikaze drones, which targeted Moscow during the night and this morning, causing flight chaos. There are only 57 of the planes in the world, used for cargo for both commercial and private reasons. Moscow mayor Sergey Sobyanin said at least 34 drones had been shot down as the strikes continued this morning. A Dubai to Moscow flight was forced to land at Nizhny Novgorod with passengers issued with mattresses on the terminal floor after a three-hour wait on the plane.