Ukraine has informed the UN’s International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) that Russian airspace is not safe for civil aviation due to increased military activity and urges everyone to avoid it.

Commenting on this step, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Andrii Sybiha emphasized that Russia has been deliberately ignoring the existing threats as a result of its aggression against Ukraine, which has already led to several incidents in the past years. Against the backdrop of Russia’s drastic escalation of terror against Ukraine, Russian airspace is becoming increasingly unsafe.

This is Ukraine’s responsible decision to notify ICAO and all airlines, and governments to take caution – even if Russia refuses to fulfill its responsibility to inform them.

 “We want to prevent unintended incidents. 

The war is returning home to Russia. Ukraine exercises its inherent right to self-defense under Article 51 of the UN Charter,” noted Andrii Sybiha.