# BREAKING: Zelensky vows ‘Russian sky will be de facto closed,’ warns airlines, insurers, foreign governments

https://mins.news/en/item/40786

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-09-01 18:11 UTC
- World
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/the-russian-sky-is-becoming-completely-dangerous/

> President Volodymyr Zelensky warned airlines, insurers and foreign governments that Russian airspace will be “de facto closed” because of Ukrainian drones. He said carriers serving Moscow, St. Petersburg and other major Russian hubs must account for the danger, while insisting Ukraine does not threaten civil aviation.

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