# Zelensky tells airlines still flying to Moscow: ‘Drone-infested skies are no place for civilian aviation’

https://mins.news/en/item/40814

- Meduza, 2026-09-01 18:37 UTC
- World
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/09/01/drone-infested-skies-are-no-place-for-civilian-aviation-zelensky-tells-airlines-still-flying-into-moscow-to-get-out-days-after-ordering-1-000-drone-attacks-a-day

> Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned airlines, insurers, and others using Russia’s airspace or key airports that Ukrainian drone attacks are making the airspace completely unsafe and will effectively close it. He said Ukraine is not targeting civilian aviation and wants to prevent innocent deaths, while reiterating that he had ordered 1,000 drones a day against Russia.

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