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Putin Hit With Humiliating Warning as Air Travel Crisis Explodes
The Daily Beast • • world
Key Points:
- Ukraine has intensified drone attacks targeting Russia's oil, gas, logistics hubs, and now its commercial aviation industry, aiming to disrupt the economy and weaken public support for the war.
- Ukrainian President Zelensky warned that Russian airspace is becoming unsafe due to frequent drone incursions, leading to numerous temporary airport closures, with nearly 1,000 closures recorded in August alone.
- Kyiv plans to escalate these drone operations (Operation Carpet) to force a complete shutdown of Russian civilian air traffic, while asserting it does not target civilian planes.
- The drone campaign has prompted airlines like Air Tanzania, Pegasus, and Flydubai to suspend or adjust flights to Russia, raising concerns over flight safety and operational risks.
- Russian officials, including President Putin and Transport Minister Andrei Nikitin, have condemned the attacks as terrorism and vowed to respond with appropriate measures to maintain civil aviation security.
