Alexander Drozdenko, governor of the northern Leningrad region containing St Petersburg, said Russian forces had shot down two drones near Luga Bay in the gulf of Finland. "The airport is temporarily not accepting or dispatching flights,

St Petersburg's Pulkovo Airport has imposed restrictions on arrivals and departures for the second time in the last 24 hours. Source: Kremlin-aligned Russian news agency TASS with reference to the Russian Federal Air Transport Agency;

Security concerns caused a pause of over two hours at Pulkovo Airport in St. Petersburg, Reuters reported. The local aviation transportation agency confirmed disruptions at Russia's second-largest airport.

BAKU (Reuters) -Russian air defences downed an Azerbaijan Airlines plane that crashed in Kazakhstan, killing 38 people, four sources with knowledge of the preliminary findings of Azerbaijan's investigation into the disaster told Reuters on Thursday.

Security concerns were the reason for a pause of more than two hours in the operations of Pulkovo Airport in St. Petersburg, Reuters reported. The local aviation transportation agency provided information about disruptions at Russia's second-largest airport.

Early on Saturday morning, January 4, flight restrictions were imposed at Pulkovo Airport in St. Petersburg, Russia. The Carpet plan has been implemented at this air hub for the second time since the start of the day,