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Ukraine Warns Airlines to Avoid Russian Skies Amid Escalating Drone Operations
Confirmed
In Short: Ukraine's president, Volodymyr Zelensky, has warned airlines to avoid Russian airspace as his country intensifies its drone strikes, prompting Putin to call it 'state terrorism'.
In his nightly video address, Zelensky stated, 'There will simply be drones in Russia's skies on a scale that has to be taken into account.
Aviation risk advisory firm Osprey Flight Solutions warned that while most of Ukraine's drone and missile strikes were likely to occur within 300km of the border, daily attacks deeper into Russia were almost certain to continue.
Earlier today, Kyiv revealed that its forces have trapped around 2,500 Russian soldiers on a tiny strip of land stretching into the Black Sea, known as the Kinburn Spit.
Background
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest country in Europe after Russia, which borders it to the east and northeast.
What's confirmed
- Aviation risk advisory firm Osprey Flight Solutions said in an alert to clients that while the majority of Ukraine's drone and missile strikes were likely to occur within 300km (186 miles) of the border, daily…
What's still developing
- Volodymyr Zelensky says "the Russian sky is becoming completely dangerous" Ukraine's president has told airlines that Russian airspace will be "effectively closing" as his country escalates its drone strikes.
- "There will simply be drones in Russia's skies on a scale that has to be taken into account," he said in his nightly video address on Tuesday.
- Zelensky said that "the war started by Russia is closing its skies".
- Putin said the warning sounded like “state terrorism” and vowed to respond Putin said the warning sounded like “state terrorism” and vowed to respond Volodymyr Zelensky has deemed Russian airspace to be “completely…
- “We want to warn every airline that uses Russian airspace, every insurer, and everyone who still uses Russia’s key airports: Russian airspace is becoming completely unsafe,” he said.
- Earlier today, Kyiv revealed its forces have trapped around 2,500 Russian soldiers on a tiny strip of land stretching into the Black Sea.
- The troops are stranded on the occupied Kinburn Spit, a long ridge of sand which juts out from Ukraine’s Mykolaiv region, Ukrainian commanders told Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s Crimea.Realities podcast.
- Drone strikes have targeted deliveries of ammunition and food, a recconnaisance commander with the call sign ‘Yava’ said on the podcast according to United24.