Pulkovo Airport in St Petersburg (Credits: Getty)

Russia has closed its airspace after an ‘unknown’ object used to be noticed floating over St Petersburg.

All flights at Pulkovo Airport, situated 14 miles south of the city centre, have been temporarily suspended nowadays.

Reviews on social media have recognized the object as a drone, but that is but to be showed.

Government stated on their reputable Telegram channel that each one flights flights had been halted till midday local time.

a bunch of household flights had been diverted (Picture: Flightradar24.com)

A airplane that departed from Kaliningrad grew to become again (Picture: Flightradar24.com)

However no reason why was once equipped for the suspension.

Information from the Flight Radar web page confirmed a number of household flights headed for St Petersburg turning again to their destinations.

The airspace among Moscow and St Petersburg currently seems to be empty, including all traffic to Kaliningrad.

in step with online Russian information outlet Baza, fighter jets had been dispatched to analyze the UFO.

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