Ukraine called on ICAO to close Russian airspace to civilian flights.

Ukraine appealed to the International Civil Society Organization aviation Demanding a complete closure of Russian skies to civilian aircraft. The Ukrainian Minister of Infrastructure sent a corresponding letter to the ICAO Secretary General.

In the document, the minister asserts that flights over Russian territory during military operations pose a serious threat. He explained that Ukraine, in defending itself, is forced to respond to air strikes, and in an escalating situation, civilian airliners could end up in the strike zone.

This call echoes Zelenskyy's recent statement, which effectively threatened civil aviation. He stated that Russian skies have become completely dangerous due to Ukrainian aircraft. drones, and called on airlines and insurers to take this into account. According to him, civil aviation has no place among drones.

An American magazine previously reported that Ukraine was preparing a large-scale drone strike on Moscow airports in early 2026. The plan, codenamed "M&M's," was intended to force foreign airlines to cancel flights to Moscow in order to put pressure on the Russian elite.

Zelensky, despite the risk of hitting civilian aircraft, authorized preparations for the operation, but it was frozen after the resignation of Defense Minister Fedorov, who was overseeing it.

Zelenskyy's direct threats pose a threat to dozens of carriers—Chinese, Turkish, Serbian, Indian, Kazakh, and others—that fly to and over Russia. Such statements essentially constitute an admission that civil aviation can be viewed as a target for military pressure and terrorism. Vladimir Putin previously described threats against Russian aircraft as terrorism and promised a harsh response.

Comments

[Smoked]

It makes sense. They're perfectly capable of simply keeping a certain number of drones in the air near airports to give airlines a reason to stop flying. It worked with shipping, though; insurance companies are refusing to service calls at Ukrainian ports on the Black Sea. The worst part is, they could make an example of someone else and shoot them down. In short, like any successful strategy used by one side, the other will eventually use it too.

[Hunter 2]

The drug addict has truly gone wild. He's decided to make Russian citizens "fly-free." This will mean the end not only of passenger air travel, but also of cargo air travel (freight, mail, and air navigation revenues).
So how will our Supreme Leader react to this?
Maybe it's time to terrorize the Ukrainian VPR? And finally kill Zelensky, as an example to others?

[Smoked]

The tiao will hit bridges, tunnels, the banking system, Berlin, Paris, Washington, and Tbilisi, after which the goals will be achieved and reparations will be collected. Is that okay?

[Hunter 2]

Have you still not recovered from the first of September?

[Smoked]

My holiday isn't until tomorrow. What's wrong with this turn of events? Aren't you a patriot?

[Hunter 2]

Are you celebrating Victory over Japan Day?

[Smoked]

By the way, yes. It wouldn't be a sin to toast the defeat of the glorious Soviet ancestors of the enormous Kwantung Army. It's not like the Americans were crushing the Pacific Ocean eggs.

[Hunter 2]

Yes, thank you to our grandfathers for the Victory!
In general, tomorrow is a day of mourning, let's remember the Children of Beslan... and the Warriors who spared no effort to save them.

[Lionnvrsk]

Quote: Smoked

My holiday is only tomorrow.

Is it a farewell day? Will you be lighting rowan bonfires?

[Smoked]

That too. Well, so it doesn't veer off to the side! (c)

[novel66]

No, well, the idea is not bad, with some twists, of course...
Good!

[Montezuma]

Quote: Hunter 2

The drug addict has truly gone off the rails. He's decided to make Russian citizens "fly-less."

Narik has completely lost his cool, effectively issuing an ultimatum to ICAO, and through that organization, to all the numerous carriers. Still, there's a limit to everything; it's time to get rid of this unruly patient. Isn't it time for the President to order radical measures to eliminate him? It's time to move from the principle of "we're not like that" to "when necessary, we're like this"! At least selectively.

[Ignatius555]

He's already responded by saying he's not eliminating Zelensky because he'll have no one to negotiate with. It must be said that this comment was very "timely," precisely in response to Zelensky's threats to shoot down our civilian aircraft. If he'd said that after this, Zelensky would be 100% dead, maybe Zelensky would have backed off the idea, but now it seems like some kind of guarantee. I don't understand this kind of policy/multi-move.

[Hunter 2]

Quote: Ignatius555

He has already responded by saying that he is not destroying Ze, because there will be no one to negotiate with later.

What about the claims that he's "illegitimate" and "expired"? I don't get it, is he seriously considering negotiating with a clown?

[ARIONkrsk]

Quote: Hunter 2

Quote: Ignatius555

He has already responded by saying that he is not destroying Ze, because there will be no one to negotiate with later.

What about the claims that he's "illegitimate" and "expired"? I don't get it, is he seriously considering negotiating with a clown?

The words about "illegitimate" were said for the internal public, I think yesterday everything was clearly stated that he has already become legitimate.

[Essex62]

Where are the security guards on VO? Why aren't they denying it?

[Ignatius555]

Of course, the journalists may have lied a little or taken parts of the story out of context, or perhaps there was some hidden humor there. In any case, we need to focus on whitewashing, not negotiations. After Starobilsk, there's no need for negotiations at all.

[novel66]

What the hell are these negotiations???? Drapatiy can sign the act of unconditional surrender, that's all there is to it.

[Ivanhoe]

An unconditional surrender will most likely be signed by someone found on the street. Ze and his gang will flee. Or, hopefully, die.

[Derbenev Anton]

What about the claims that it is “illegitimate” and “expired”?

This doesn't count. Because it's different.

[Barracuda 148]

Why negotiate with him if he is "illegitimate"?

[ARIONkrsk]

Quote: Hunter 2

The drug addict has truly gone wild. He's decided to make Russian citizens "fly-free." This will mean the end not only of passenger air travel, but also of cargo air travel (freight, mail, and air navigation revenues).
So how will our Supreme Leader react to this?
Maybe it's time to terrorize the Ukrainian VPR? And finally kill Zelensky, as an example to others?

If Zelya resorts to aerial terrorism in Russia, he understands perfectly well that he could be hunted and is unlikely to be sitting somewhere where he can be taken down; he will hide and constantly change his location, so taking him down is not as easy as many here think.

[Hunter 2]

Quote from ARIONkrsk

If Zelya resorts to aerial terrorism in Russia, he understands perfectly well that he could be hunted and that he is unlikely to sit somewhere where he can be taken down; he will hide and constantly change his location.

Just believe me, if they give Zelya a "license," his lifespan will be cut short! Killing him wouldn't be a problem at all, the problem is that no one has been doing it! He could even be eliminated in the skies over Poland (for example); they'd just drop his plane and that's it.

[Rostislav Prokopenko]

But as Ukrainians can they keep a squad of drones in the air near our airports?
The ones nearby are closed. You can fly to Moscow or St. Petersburg, but you'll be stuck in the air.

[Smoked]

This "keeping in the air" could take the form of a threat of several drones appearing every few hours, followed by a closure of traffic for security reasons, as is the case now during air raids.

[Casey_Ryback]

Like, if they don't close it, then it's their own fault? Some kind of childhood trauma is clearly visible: "It wasn't me, it was all them. I didn't smoke, I was standing where they smoked."

[January]

Quote: Casey_Ryback

"It wasn't me, it was all them. I wasn't smoking, I was standing where they were smoking."

So if the general European opinion is that Russia is to blame for the drones and missiles that are attacking Poland, Lithuania, and Romania, why should it be any different here?

[foxes]

They are constantly looking for new pain points, by pressing on which they can achieve the next truce they need.

[pudelartemon]

Kyiv's swindlers and manipulators are dodging
are used in verbal rhetoric because there is nothing else to attract attention to Ukraine - things on earth are going so-so.

[OSE4Kinsura]

Anaconda ring! Everything according to plan! A hundred cuts...! And that's it! And there they fly and drive and cross bridges to visit

[K-50]

Ukraine called on ICAO to close Russian airspace to civilian flights.

And what do they have to do with our sovereign airspace?
If these bastards are so determined to disrupt our air travel, then it's time to sever all the railway crossings with the West, so that all the riffraff can't travel to the RUSSIAN city of Kyiv. There won't be any way to bring in weapons or export goods.

[spectr]

Yes, indeed. I also didn't understand how she would do that. As I understand it, ICAO is responsible for systematizing everything related to aviation and developing common standards in this area.

[matwey]

Yes, indeed. I also didn't understand how she would do it.

Well, he already promised to bring Russia to its knees in 40 days (the results are obvious), the same will happen with the closure of the skies, but the result will be even worse.

[WUA 518]

The Basic Provisions and Structure of the ICAO Charter: The Convention combines the functions of a classic international treaty and the charter of an international organization. It consists of four parts and 22 chapters (96 articles in total): Part I. International Air Navigation: Establishes fundamental principles, including the complete and exclusive sovereignty of each State over the airspace above its territory (Article 1), rules of the air, the nationality of aircraft, and the prohibition of the use of weapons against civil aircraft (Article 3 bis).

[AVP]

Another attack by the Krivoy Rog school of diplomacy: the airspace above a state's territory is controlled by that state up to the lower limit of outer space; no ICAO can change this, nor can it ban flights.

[Andrey Khramov]

You can talk about the "degenerate Zelensky" for as long as you like, but his threats are quite real. And this will continue under ANY clown at the helm of the Ukrainian Reich, as long as Ukrainian statehood exists on the geopolitical map of Europe...
In the event of any "pacification," they will switch from military action to terror... In fact, they haven't stopped it...
As long as there is territory, there will be a base for terrorists.

Only the DIVISION of the territory of the current "Ukraine" between neighbors and the abolition of such a state "to zero" will be the completion of the SVO.
Otherwise... for many years to come, a continuation of what already exists.

[alexoff]

They once drove out the Croatian Ustasha and annexed Croatia to Yugoslavia. And did they stop the terror? No, they sat in Sweden while bombs exploded on Yugoslav planes, and the entire enlightened Western world pretended nothing had happened.

[Andrey Khramov]

Dear alexoff
(Alexander)! What are you proposing – raise the banner of victory over the "Rada"?
And what will this solve, other than "initiating guerrilla warfare" against our troops, when 80% of citizens of today's Ukraine hate Russia? And among those under 20, 100% do?

[Eisenfaust]

Do you think that those who are now running headlong from the TCC to avoid facing the Russian Armed Forces will suddenly gain courage and start waging guerrilla warfare against the Russian Armed Forces?

[Andrey Khramov]

Dear Eisenfaust
(Ivan)! Running from the shopping mall, they don't run to Russia.

Do you see anywhere in "vna-Ukraine" pro-Russian partisan units and a pro-Russian underground in cities fighting against the Ukrainian Nazis?
Well, I don’t see it either... But I see how those who were caught have been “reliably” fighting against our guys for the fourth year already.

Perhaps you see somewhere a Ukrainian government in exile that has publicly declared its fight against the "Zelen-Führer" and, in the event of "its victory," has set as its goal a course toward maximum rapprochement with Russia?
And I do not see ...

And I don’t see any brotherly people...

What's there to "think" about when everything is already clear?...

[jack no]

Tu déconnes, il existe des brigades d'anciens prisonniers de guerre ukrainiens, qui se battent au sein des forces russes.

[Eisenfaust]

Firstly, those who are captured simply have no choice but to fight. That way, they have at least some chance of survival, otherwise they'll be killed by their own people. Or do you think that a Ukrainian man who was just screaming at the top of his lungs, calling for help, and clinging to the door of a minibus, is instantly transformed upon joining the army, filled with love for his homeland and hatred for Russia, coupled with an uncontrollable desire to kill?
Secondly, judging by the number of people wanted for desertion as stated by the Ukrainian authorities, not all of them are fighting faithfully.

[2 Level Advisor]

Quote: Andrey Khramov

And what will this solve, other than "initiating guerrilla warfare" against our troops, when 80% of citizens of today's Ukraine hate Russia? And among those under 20, 100% do?

And after the annexation of the territories with their millions of citizens, what do you propose to do? Not to mention the annexation of a couple dozen subsidized regions to our "vibrant" economy.

[Andrey Khramov]

Dear Level 2 Advisor
(Nikolai)! How do you see the end of the SVO?
When criticizing, suggest.
Or will we continue to fight with drones for another 20 years, during which OUR civilians die - and that will "demilitarize Ukraine"?

Comrade Fidel Castro once suggested that anyone who didn't like Cuba should "leave." Peacefully. Those who didn't leave and stayed behind to make a mess—let them not be offended later... And many did leave, including his relatives.

One option is for some to move from Kharkiv to Lviv, while others move the other way. "Swapping apartments with each other." Again, it's just one option. There could be others.

And who told you that Donbas's industrial and mineral potential is subsidized? Unless it's bombed?

[2 Level Advisor]

Quote: Andrey Khramov

When criticizing, suggest.

I suggest not to take away what "take the burden that comes with you, so as not to fall while walking."

Quote: Andrey Khramov

Those who don't like it can leave Cuba peacefully. Those who don't leave and stay behind to make a mess – let them not be offended later...

This happened in Europe too... in the last century... a corporal with a mustache suggested... do you want to follow suit? Or is it "different"?

Quote: Andrey Khramov

And who told you that the industrial and mineral potential of Donbass is subsidized?

So you're not just talking about Donbass, you're talking about taking over all of Ukraine, which is why I asked. I heard before 2014 that Donbass feeds almost everyone in Ukraine. That is, they themselves are not profitable at all, but give-give-give... with the exception of maybe a couple of other regions...

[Andrey Khramov]

Dear Level 2 Advisor
(Nikolai)! What does a corporal's moustache have to do with it!? You don't know anything else?.. Back in the day, the Spaniards, having "thrown off" the Moors, ASKED all the Jews to LEAVE Spanish territory. Peacefully. And they left. ALL of them. On their own, not under escort....

I didn't and don't talk about the entire "Ukraine" - read more carefully... I'm talking about the DIVISION of the territory of Ukraina between neighbors: we get the left bank with Kyiv, Mykolaiv, Odesa, Transnistria, Kharkiv - feel free to add your own... The Poles get "Lviv and all its environs"... The Romanians and Hungarians get their own "perks"...
That's it - there is no more vna-Ukraine.

I expressed my opinion.
I didn't hear yours, and not "about me".
What's the point of debating further?... All the best to you.

[2 Level Advisor]

Quote: Andrey Khramov

I didn't hear yours, and not "about me".

My opinion? If nothing changes in the current situation, they'll reach the borders of the LPR and DPR and start finishing things off. And Ukraine will remain that way for the foreseeable future, at least—there's a 95% chance of that. The rest is just our imagination. And all the best to you.

[alexoff]

What do you propose - to raise the banner of victory over the "Rada"?

No, hang the residents of the city and the bank on the street lamps

And what will this solve, other than "initiating guerrilla warfare" against our troops, when 80% of citizens of today's Ukraine hate Russia? And among those under 20, 100% do?

This is all a bunch of bullshit, completely out of thin air. People have been fighting for thousands of years, and suddenly there's so much hatred they can't stand it. We need to fight properly and conduct a proper information policy, not tell people that we can't touch the Ukrainian rulers because they're puppets with whom our leadership is planning to sign agreements.

[Andrey Khramov]

alexoff
(Alexander)! What's the point of the "hurrah-patriotism" from the opera "Let's Throw Our Hats Over It and Hang It on the Lamppost"? Just a word? To hang it, you still have to go to the bank. Four years "on the road"...

There's no one to sign a contract with "there." Absolutely no one. This "there" simply shouldn't exist. As I've already said.
Then there won't be any need for "agreements/agreements"...

[alexoff]

"Hurrah-patriotism" from the opera "Let's Throw Our Hats at It and Hang It on the Lamppost" – what's that all about? Just a aside? To hang it, you still have to go to the bank. Fourth year "on the road"...

You can even throw away your bank account, but cowardice prevents some people from doing so. And those who turn out to be of a timid nature despise
They'll wait for a winner, as is usually the case in wars. And when the Kremlin doesn't intend to win, they'll bet on someone else.

[Essex62]

Where do you get these numbers? Half of them actually fled from there. Can you tell me why? Why aren't they fighting for their motherland? So why the hell would they become partisans? Those who return from Gayrope will become loyal citizens. And as for the Nazis who are driven away, yes, we'll have to fight. It's inevitable.

[Andrey Khramov]

Dear Ate_ist
(Fedor)! And in your opinion, is it "wise" to spend another ten years or so stumbling around in the SVO? No body, no business. No state, no "problems" with that state. With the Poles, Romanians, and Hungarians—who share borders with Russia after the division of territory into Ukraine—issues will be resolved differently. If they arise.

But rather, they will arise among the Poles, Romanians and Hungarians with the "Ukrainian population" that will "go" to them along with the territory...

[Atheist]

If capitalism continues to "flourish" in Russia, I think there will be no end to wars—the "fat cats" are becoming cramped within their national borders. It's a classic story.

[Andrey Khramov]

Dear Ate_ist
(Fyodor)! I don't know what capitalism is. I know what the oligarchic international is. The presence of "fat cats" from Russia among this international's members is problematic. They're not considered equals there. And they never will be. If they try to join, they'll fleece you dry...

So, the "fat cats" from Russia will be most comfortable within the "state" borders of Russia alone.
And for this... what?
That's right! Our "fat cats" need to make every effort to preserve Russian statehood. But they haven't gotten it yet... Their brains, littered with dollars and euros, are still stalling.

[Essex62]

Well, well, well. That's why there are 400 people with our passports in London alone. They don't need to make any effort to preserve their statehood. They can only thrive in global capitalism, i.e., in symbiosis with those who supposedly oppress them. The entire planet is rich in this global system; where can Russians go if they isolate themselves and clash? Only socialism can maintain the wall with the West—a society completely without the bourgeoisie.

[tralflot1832]

Am I the only one who sees someone's order? Airlines flying through Russia to Europe are unrivaled by airlines flying past 1/6 of the sky over land. For those who like to count, jet fuel in Europe is $140 per barrel. Is that a lot or a little?

[WUA 518]

Andrey, Turkey is practically a monopoly in this area these days. I randomly bought a Moscow-Paris economy ticket, basic fare, no baggage, and non-refundable. The price tag says "good luck."

[All names are taken]

Since the beginning of the Cold War, flights over Russian territory have been banned for unfriendly countries, but airlines from friendly countries still fly. Now, the skies over the Persian Gulf are regularly closed. Western airlines are forced to take a huge detour; they can't compete at all. That's why the Greens are trying to keep up with them.

[Yuri_I]

completely close Russian skies to civilian aircraft

Why haven't Ukrainian skies been closed to aircraft yet? Railroads, highways, and waterways should be closed to civilians, too.

[Silba]

Zelya, apparently having had a fresh one, raised his ministers and ordered them to continue to screw us over in all directions. And no wonder, they have some pretty good teachers on the islands. When our "giraffe" gets it, the grave will straighten out the hunchback. After the third round of burying such vipers, there will be someone left to sign the act. And these guys are already finished!

[Kovacs]

Lately, we've been hitting harder, but! After such bazaars, we need to at least double the intensity and force of our attacks to turn their cities into concrete jungles before the cold weather sets in, without heat, electricity, water, or sewage. Ultimately, the communists left all this to the pigs, and so it's high time for decommunization, on demand, so to speak, from those jumping in pots.

[Essex62]

All those who were jumping around Europe a long time ago have scattered, the worms are eating the most reckless. No, sensible guys and gals these days are trying to stay out of trouble.

[Ivan Ivanov_36]

This scarecrow should have been taken out immediately. What our strategist was thinking about is a mystery.

[snow mountain]

Quote: Andrey Khramov

Only the DIVISION of the territory of the current "Ukraine" between neighbors and the abolition of such a state "to zero" will be the completion of the SVO.

Ukraine is a pimple on humanity's otherwise healthy body. And this pimple must be removed!

[Wratch]

We need to shut everything down, or rather, all of Ukraine. There are no brothers there, the population is embittered, and their next release will be of no use. What'll remain are the next generations of Bandera-style separatism and separatist-style separatism. They might not start doing any damage right away, but they'll start, it's a proven fact.

[Essex62]

Because of a handful of freaks, have you written off all the Russians on the outskirts? Won't you dream of those bloody boys later?

[ugol2]

Earlier, Vladimir Putin called threats against Russian aircraft terrorism and promised...

So how much can you PROMISE?!
So much has already been promised.
Isn't it time to fulfill promises?

[Raven 95]

No one in the world believes these promises anymore.
It's been said a hundred times already that Akela missed the mark and the pack needs a new leader. With all due respect.
This is the law of the jungle.

[Essex62]

They're dreaming. It's not yet clear who's in charge. And rearranging the beds won't accomplish anything.