# Zelenskyy says Russian airspace is becoming unsafe for commercial airlines

https://mins.news/en/item/41813

- The Guardian, 2026-09-02 10:18 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/02/russian-airspace-unsafe-commercial-airlines-zelenskyy

> Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned airlines, insurers and users of Russia’s major airports that the country’s airspace was becoming completely unsafe as Ukrainian attack drones increasingly reach Russian territory. He said civilian flights were not being directly threatened. Vladimir Putin called the warning “state terrorism” and said Russia was preparing mass winter strikes on Ukraine’s energy facilities.

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