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Flight restrictions have been launched at airports within the Russian cities of Nizhny Novgorod, Saratov, and Tambov amid the specter of drone assaults, Artyom Korenyako, a spokesperson for Russia's state aviation company Rosaviatsia, mentioned on Might 27.
"To make sure the security of civil plane flights, momentary restrictions on their entry and exit have additionally been launched," Korenyako mentioned in a Telegram publish.
As Russia continues its conflict, Ukraine often strikes navy services deep inside Russian territory to reduce Moscow's skill to wage its conflict.
Earlier on Might 27, the Russian aviation company mentioned it imposed flight restrictions at Kaluga's airport.
Air defenses "have detected and destroyed" a number of drones, Alexander Gusev, Voronezh Oblast Governor, mentioned.
The Kyiv Impartial couldn’t independently confirm these claims.
The specter of drone assaults was declared in Russia's Tula, Lipetsk, Samara, and Voronezh oblasts by Russian authorities.
On Might 23, Russian authorities have been pressured to close down airports in Moscow amid a barrage of Ukrainian drone strikes in a single day.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Might 26 mentioned Ukraine's Western companions are now not imposing any vary restrictions on weapons delivered to Kyiv to be used in opposition to Russian navy targets.
"There are now not any restrictions on the vary of weapons delivered to Ukraine — neither by the U.Okay., France, nor us. There are not any restrictions by the U.S. both," Merz mentioned.
"Which means that Ukraine can now defend itself, for instance, by attacking navy positions in Russia," the chancellor mentioned, including that, "Till lately, it couldn’t try this, and aside from only a few exceptions, it hadn’t accomplished so both."
The Kyiv IndependentThe Kyiv Independent news desk
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