What Happened
Ukrainian President Urges Airlines to Avoid Russian Skies
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has warned airlines that flying in Russian airspace poses a significant risk to civilian aviation due to the presence of drones. Zelenskyy stated that Russian authorities are not properly informing people about the dangers, and the country’s airspace will ’effectively be closing’. The warning was met with a response from Russian President Vladimir Putin, who called the statement a ‘declaration of state terrorism’. Despite the warning, air travel over Russia appeared to continue as normal, with both domestic and international carriers operating in the airspace. This development was first reported by AeroTime.