Sept 4 — The Russian Foreign Ministry said on its website it has filed a formal protest against Ukraine's navigation notice that the "Russian airspace is no longer safe", calling the notice a distortion that misleads airspace users. Moscow said the Ukrainian statement poses a direct threat to civil aviation, that Russian authorities are in contact with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and have issued an urgent appeal to the ICAO secretary-general, and reiterated it will conti

2026-09-05

Sept 4 — The Russian Foreign Ministry said on its website it has filed a formal protest against Ukraine's navigation notice that the "Russian airspace is no longer safe", calling the notice a distortion that misleads airspace users. Moscow said the Ukrainian statement poses a direct threat to civil aviation, that Russian authorities are in contact with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and have issued an urgent appeal to the ICAO secretary-general, and reiterated it will continue to safeguard civil aviation safety.