Ukraine Formally Warns Airlines that Russian Airspace Is Unsafe
Kyiv said growing drone and missile activity has made Russian skies unsafe for civilian flights, and several airlines reported overnight cancellations and diversions.
- On Wednesday, Ukraine formally notified the International Civil Aviation Organisation that Russian airspace is "not safe" for civilian aviation, citing increased military activity and long-range Ukrainian strikes on Russian territory.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned airlines and insurers on Tuesday that Russian skies are "becoming completely dangerous," arguing that Kyiv's expanding long-range drone operations make the risks impossible to ignore.
- Following the warning, Pegasus Airlines cancelled 12 flights to and from Moscow's Vnukovo Airport overnight on Wednesday, while Turkish Airlines reduced its Moscow services by cancelling two departures and two arrivals.
- Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said Russia has been "deliberately ignoring the existing threats" to aviation, warning that Russian airspace would "effectively be closing" as war consequences return to Russian territory.
- While European carriers halted flights in 2022, major international airlines including Emirates, Air India, Etihad, Qatar Airways, and several Chinese carriers continue operating through Russian airspace despite the security concerns.
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Ukraine has officially warned ICAO about the dangers of Russian airspace and is urging restrictions on flights.
Ukraine also relies on attacks in the Russian hinterland in its defence struggle. News from Kiev indicates a planned expansion of drone operations. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Sybiha addresses the International Aviation Authority and issues a warning.
Ukraine alerted the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) to the danger in Russian airspace due to drone activity. Putin considered the warning to be a state terrorism statement.
Ukraine has officially warned the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) that Russian airspace is dangerous for civilian flights due to active hostilities, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiga said on Monday, quoted by Reuters, BTA reported. "We want to prevent unintentional incidents," Sybiga wrote in Ex, adding: "The war is returning to Russia. Ukraine is exercising its inalienable right of self-defense under Article 51 of the UN…
Ukraine formally notified the UN's International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) on Wednesday that Russian airspace "is not safe" in the midst of drone attacks on different regions of the neighbouring territory, as a result of the war in Eastern Europe. Formalisation takes place one day after the Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky's warning, that Kiev's unmanned air vehicles would make Russian airspace "completely insecure" as long as th…
The President of Ukraine warned that Russian airspace would become dangerous for commercial airlines.
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