# ‘The sky is for drones’: Zelensky warns Russian skies are unsafe for airlines

https://mins.news/en/video/41736

- France 24 English, 2026-09-02 09:33 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQ6lFBzhzSU

> Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned airlines, insurers and users of major Russian airports that Ukrainian drone activity had made Russian airspace increasingly dangerous and effectively closed.

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