# Russia’s transport minister on Zelensky’s threats to make Russian airspace unsafe: ‘We’re preparing for this’

https://mins.news/en/item/41767

- Meduza, 2026-09-02 10:06 UTC
- World
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/09/02/russia-s-transport-minister-on-zelensky-s-threats-to-make-russian-airspace-unsafe-we-re-preparing-for-this

> Russian Transport Minister Andrey Nikitin said aviation authorities are preparing for Ukrainian drone attacks after Volodymyr Zelensky warned that Russia’s airspace was becoming unsafe and could effectively close. Nikitin said officials were coordinating with the Defense Ministry and National Guard and would prevent major disruption to civil aviation. Pegasus then canceled flights to and from Moscow.

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