# Ukraine: Zelenskyy warns airlines to avoid Russian airspace

https://mins.news/en/item/42145

- DW, 2026-09-02 14:04 UTC
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- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/ukraine-zelenskyy-warns-airlines-to-avoid-russian-airspace/live-78755199?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has urged airlines to avoid Russian airspace, saying increased Ukrainian drone activity makes it unsafe, and Kyiv has formally notified the International Civil Aviation Organization. Russia says it is improving flight safety. The two sides continue exchanging daily strikes, with Russian drones hitting Kyiv for a seventh consecutive day.

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