WorldCan Ukraine’s drones shut Russian airspace? What that means for airlines

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the growing presence of drones is making Russian airspace unsafe and warns airlines and insurers to take the risk into account. Vladimir Putin calls the remarks a “declaration of state terrorism”. Repeated drone alerts have led to temporary airport closures, flight suspensions and growing disruption to civilian aviation across Russia.

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