Moscow vows to avoid airspace disruption despite Zelenskyy's warning
- Moscow's Vnukovo and Sheremetyevo airports suspended operations for a second consecutive night on Thursday amid drone threats, as federal aviation authority Rosaviatsia imposed temporary restrictions on aircraft movements.
- President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned international airlines and insurers that Russian airspace poses growing risks, stating that incoming Ukrainian drones have rendered the area unsafe for civilian aviation.
- Flightradar24 data revealed significant disruptions across Moscow's aviation network, with 21 flights canceled and 235 delayed at Sheremetyevo, while Vnukovo recorded 22 cancellations and 94 delays.
- Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha formally notified the International Civil Aviation Organization that Russian airspace presents growing dangers, while Transport Minister Andrei Nikitin vowed Moscow "will not allow any significant disruption."
- Pegasus Airlines canceled services and diverted Moscow-bound aircraft overnight on September 2 as Ukraine urges international bodies to prohibit civilian flights in Russian airspace amid escalating military activity.
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Putin Just Got Handed the Bill for His Invasion of Ukraine: Moscow Is Under Relentless Attack By Drones Night After Night
Ukraine has formally notified ICAO that Russian airspace is not safe for civilian aviation and asked member states to bar their carriers, and ICAO itself notes heightened risks of aircraft being caught in crossfire. Moscow's mayor says more than five hundred drones flew toward the region in little over a day, and Putin says a settlement chance remains while calling the warnings state terrorism.
Moscow's two main airports, Vnukovo and Sheremetyevo, temporarily restricted operations for a second night in a row due to drone threats. The wider disruption to air traffic comes as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warns that Russian airspace poses a growing risk to civil aviation. Significant restrictions and delays have occurred before.
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The Independent (US)Russia vows not to allow ‘disruption’ to airspace after Zelensky’s drone threat
Moscow's Vnukovo and Sheremetyevo airports suspended operations for the second night in a row after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned about the insecurity of Russian airspace for civil aviation, the Moscow Times news portal reported on Wednesday evening.
Moscow's Vnukovo and Sheremetyevo airports suspended operations for the second night in a row after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that Russian airspace was not safe for civil aviation.
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