Ukraine has launched its largest drone attack on Moscow, Russia since the war’s start in 2022, injuring one person and causing flight diversions at three major airports.
Russia Ukraine
Early on Friday morning (Aug 18, 2023), Russia temporarily closed all four major Moscow airports following an alleged drone strike on the capital city.
Canadian Government Orders the Seize of Grounded Russian Antonov An-124 at Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ).
Air India has defended paying the Kremlin millions of dollars to fly over Russian airspace as it prepares to expand its UK operations.
The Antonov An-225 “Mriya,” built in 1985, was the world’s largest plane until it was destroyed during Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Due to the conflict in Ukraine, the EASA has highlighted various possible dangers to commercial aviation. Know more
As the Russian military operation against Ukraine enters the 22nd day, there seems to be no end to destructions by the Russian forces.
Russia continues bombing Ukrainian sites on the 14th day of the war as Western countries pile pressure on Moscow and tens of thousands leave hamlets and cities to escape death and food shortages.
The activity by Russia’s largest state-owned airline comes after the country’s aviation agency, Rosaviatsiya, who recommended that all Russian airlines with foreign-leased aircraft halt both passenger and cargo flights abroad.
On the borders of Chernihiv on Saturday, Ukraine air defence specialists shot down a Russian plane and purportedly seized its pilot.