Is Ukraine trying to close Russia's skies?
The issue of flight safety in Russia is becoming increasingly serious. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced a sharp increase in drones in the skies of the Russian Federation, warning airlines of the danger. Meanwhile, as Moscow intensifies strikes on Ukraine's energy and military industries, Kyiv is increasing pressure on Russia's internal territories, particularly its airports and air logistics.
**Is Ukraine trying to close Russia's skies?**
The issue of flight safety in Russia is becoming increasingly serious. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced a sharp increase in drones in the airspace of the Russian Federation and warned airlines of the danger. At the same time, while Moscow is intensifying strikes on Ukraine's energy sector and military industry, Kyiv is increasing pressure on Russia's internal regions, particularly its airports and air logistics.
- What significant events related to the Russia-Ukraine war have taken place over the past week?
**Abduvali Soyibnazarov:** The war between Russia and Ukraine is currently continuing in almost all directions — in the air, on land, and at sea. Both sides are trying to achieve their military and political goals by striking each other. While Russia aims to capture territories, Ukraine wants to exert military and economic pressure on Moscow to force it to the negotiating table.
Ukraine's attacks against airports and air infrastructure on Russian territory are of particular importance. One of the main goals of this campaign is to make the use of Russian airspace dangerous and expensive, and to put pressure on the country's air logistics.
At the same time, Russia also continues large-scale air strikes on Ukrainian territory. Russian aviation and other strike assets are targeting not only the front line, but also settlements, energy facilities, and military industry enterprises behind the front lines. Russian aircraft often use guided aerial bombs and other long-range strike weapons from within Russian airspace to avoid entering the range of Ukrainian air defense systems.
Russia's strikes are aimed at Ukraine's energy infrastructure and military industry. In particular, enterprises producing components for drones and missiles are also being targeted. The goal of such attacks is to weaken Ukraine's military potential and capabilities on the front.
Meanwhile, Ukraine's drone attacks threatening Russian airports and airspace could serve another purpose as well. Aircraft flying through Russian airspace make corresponding payments to Russia for this. If security threats increase, some airlines may be forced to bypass Russian territory. This, in turn, will negatively affect Russia's revenues.