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Russian airspace becoming unsafe for commercial airlines, Zelenskyy says

National Trade News capital-markets note (2026-09-02): Volodymyr Zelenskyy declared that Russia’s airspace is becoming unsafe for commercial airlines, as Vladimir Putin promised to step up strikes against… Primary source: original at The Guardian (theguardian.com).

· The Guardian

Russian airspace becoming unsafe for commercial airlines, Zelenskyy says

Volodymyr Zelenskyy declared that Russia’s airspace is becoming unsafe for commercial airlines, as Vladimir Putin promised to step up strikes against Ukraine’s energy facilities in the run-up to winter.

The Ukrainian president said there was no intention to directly threaten civilian flights, but the growing number of attack drones being flown into the country by Ukraine would have to be “taken into account” by the aviation industry.

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