The airspace of Bulgaria, Poland and the Czech Republic will be closed to Russian airlines. About it February 26 “RIA News” said a source close to one of the carriers of the Russian Federation.
“Bulgaria, Poland and the Czech Republic sent NOTAM (Notice. – Ed.) About the closure of airspace,” the agency’s interlocutor said.
According to “Gazeta.Ru”these three states introduced restrictions on flights in the airspace for Russian aircraft from February 24.
At the same time, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that the UK would ban Aeroflot flights from landing in their country. In response to this, the Federal Air Transport Agency reported that the Russian Federation would restrict the flights of British aircraft over its territory, including transit flights.
On February 25, it was reported that Aeroflot was suspending all flights to London and Dublin until May 23.
On February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a special operation to protect the civilian population of Donbass. After that, the Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russia of hitting the country’s military infrastructure and introduced martial law throughout Ukraine. He also said that Kyiv is breaking off diplomatic relations with Moscow and withdrawing its diplomats from the embassy.
The Russian Defense Ministry stressed that the army did not carry out air missile or artillery strikes on the cities of Ukraine. The civilian population of the country is not in danger. High-precision weapons destroy military infrastructure.
On February 21, Putin signed decrees recognizing the independence of the LNR and the DNR. Also, the Russian leader and the heads of both republics Leonid Pasechnik and Denis Pushilin signed agreements on friendship, cooperation and mutual assistance. The documents were ratified the next day by both the republics themselves and the Russian State Duma.
The situation in Donbass escalated on February 17. In the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics, heavy shelling by Ukrainian security forces was reported, including from heavy weapons. The republics announced a general mobilization and evacuation of civilians to the territory of Russia.
Since 2014, the Ukrainian authorities have been conducting a military operation against the inhabitants of Donbass, who refused to recognize the results of the coup d’état and the new government in Ukraine. At the same time, Kyiv blames Moscow for the current situation.
For more up-to-date videos and details about the situation in Donbass, watch the Izvestia TV channel.
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