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Russian airspace becoming unsafe for commercial airlines, Zelenskyy says

From The Guardian · () English

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  • Zelenskyy said Russia’s airspace is becoming unsafe for commercial airlines as Ukrainian drones increasingly enter the country.
  • He said Ukraine did not intend to directly threaten civilian flights, but the aviation industry would need to take the drone activity into account.
  • His comments came as Vladimir Putin pledged to increase strikes on Ukraine’s energy facilities ahead of winter.

Russia’s airspace is becoming unsafe for commercial airlines, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, pointing to the growing number of Ukrainian attack drones entering the country.

Zelenskyy said Ukraine did not intend to directly threaten civilian flights. But he argued that the aviation industry would have to “take into account” the increasing drone activity over Russia.

His warning came as Vladimir Putin promised to step up strikes against Ukraine’s energy facilities in the run-up to winter.

take into account

— Volodymyr ZelenskyyHe said the aviation industry would need to account for the growing number of Ukrainian attack drones entering Russia.
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