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The Foreign Minister links it to an increase in military activity that Russia is keeping quiet about.
Today ZN.UA reported that Infrastructure Minister Mykola Kalashnyk urged the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to ban civil flights over Russian territory, warning that Ukraine would respond to aerial terror escalated by the aggressor in accordance with the right of self-defense provided for in Article 51 of the UN Charter. This information was later confirmed by Foreign Minister Andrii Sybyha.
"We call on everyone to avoid it (Russian airspace — ed.). Russia is deliberately ignoring existing threats caused by its aggression against Ukraine, which has already led to several incidents in past years," wrote the head of Ukraine's foreign ministry, adding that Russia's skies are becoming significantly more dangerous due to the intensification of military activity.
Warning partners about the need to be cautious is Ukraine's responsible decision, since Russia is not going to do so, the minister emphasized.
"We seek to prevent accidental incidents," Sybyha said.
Recall that President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky warned airlines, insurers, and countries that still use Russia's major airports that its airspace is becoming entirely dangerous due to Ukrainian drones and missiles with which Kyiv is responding to Russian aggression. That statement led to a fall in the share prices of Russian airlines; in particular, Aeroflot's shares dropped by more than 5%, and dictator Vladimir Putin called it a "declaration of terrorism" and threatened Ukraine with strikes on the energy sector.
According to The Atlantic, Kyiv as early as the beginning of 2026 planned to carry out Operation M&M's, the essence of which was to use AI-based drones against airports in Moscow to paralyze them. And although President Zelensky warned that if one of the drones hit a civilian plane, Ukraine's actions could be perceived as piracy, work on the plan nevertheless began at that time. Whether it continued after the dismissal of Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, the operation's initiator, is unknown.
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