Ukraine Targets Russia's Commercial Airspace — SkimNews
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- Ukraine has set shutting down Russia's commercial airspace as its next stated goal, framing the campaign as a direct challenge to Moscow's aviation sector
- Zelenskyy has declared Russian airspace unsafe for commercial airlines, publicly characterizing the situation as an escalating air travel crisis for carriers operating to and over Russia
Why it matters: Ukraine's bid to shut down Russian commercial airspace would weaponize aviation against Moscow, which has long restricted Western carriers from its skies — a reversal that threatens Russian overflight fees and forces global reroutes around the world's largest country by area.
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