Ukraine formally warns airlines that Russian airspace is unsafe

Kyiv officially notified international aviation authorities of growing risks to civilian aircraft over Russia, a day after President Zelenskyy urged foreign airlines to avoid its airspace.

Putin said the warning sounded like ‘state terrorism’ and vowed to respond

Ukrainian president says aviation industry needs to take account of growing number of Ukrainian attack drones in Russia Europe live – latest updates Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said Russia’s airspace is becoming unsafe for commercial airlines, as Vladimir Putin promised to step up strikes against Ukraine’s energy facili

Andrey Nikitin, head of Russia’s Transport Ministry, said Russian aviation authorities will not allow any “significant disruptions” to civil aviation, responding to threats from Ukrainian President Zelensky to make Russian airspace unsafe through drone attacks.

The Russian President claimed Volodymyr Zelensky's comments were a 'declaration of state terrorism'.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned airlines on Tuesday against flying into Russian airspace as his military responds to an “escalation” in missile and drone attacks. Zelensky said in an evening address that Russia has recently changed its defense tactics, focusing on strikes from Ukrainian airspace. After th