World‘The sky is for drones’: Zelensky warns Russian airspace unsafe for airlines
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned airlines and insurers that Ukrainian drones had made Russian airspace dangerous and effectively closed. In his nightly address, he said Russia’s skies were becoming “completely dangerous” for carriers, insurers and users of major Russian airports.
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Zelensky tells airlines to avoid Russian airspace as Ukraine expands drone operationsVolodymyr Zelensky warns airlines, insurers and operators serving Russian airports that the country’s airspace is becoming extremely dangerous as Ukraine intensifies drone strikes. Vladimir Putin calls the warning a “declaration of state terrorism” and says Russia will continue escalating its attacks on Ukraine.
Zelenskyy warns airlines as Ukrainian drones target Russian airspacePresident Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned that Ukrainian drones will keep operating over Russia, making its airspace increasingly unsafe for civilian aviation. He said Ukraine is targeting military infrastructure that supports Russia’s war effort.
- Putin calls Zelensky’s warning to civilian airlines in Russian airspace a ‘bid for state terrorism’
Russian President Vladimir Putin described Volodymyr Zelensky’s warning that Russia’s airspace is becoming unsafe as a “bid for state terrorism.” Zelensky said airlines should leave, while Putin warned that Russia would respond to any resulting tragedies and said its forces had orders to prepare massive strikes on Ukraine’s energy facilities.
- Zelenskyy warns ‘Russian airspace will effectively be closing’
Ukraine’s president issued a warning to carriers, insurers and governments abroad: as Kyiv expands its drone campaign, flying through Russian airspace will become progressively less safe.
- Aeroflot stock falls 5.11% after Zelensky warns Russian airspace is ‘completely unsafe’
Aeroflot shares dropped more than 5% after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned airlines using Russian airspace. At around 8:40 p.m. Moscow time, the stock reached 30.36 rubles, down 5.11%. Zelensky said the airspace was becoming “completely unsafe” because drones would appear in Russia’s skies on a scale airlines must consider, adding that its safe days were over.
- Zelensky tells airlines still flying to Moscow: ‘Drone-infested skies are no place for civilian aviation’
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.
BREAKING: Zelensky vows ‘Russian sky will be de facto closed,’ warns airlines, insurers, foreign governmentsPresident Volodymyr Zelensky warned airlines, insurers and foreign governments that Russian airspace will be “de facto closed” because of Ukrainian drones. He said carriers serving Moscow, St. Petersburg and other major Russian hubs must account for the danger, while insisting Ukraine does not threaten civil aviation.
- Air defenses intercept 109 Ukrainian drones over Russian regions
Russia’s Defense Ministry says air defenses intercepted and destroyed 109 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. Moscow time on September 1. The ministry said the UAVs were downed over seven Russian regions, Crimea and the Black Sea.
