The Russian Ministry of Defense has closed most of the airspace over the Sea of Azov. The Office issued a NOTAM notice. This is promptly disseminated information informing about changes in flight rules, as well as aeronautical information.
The decision of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation is reported by a number of Telegram channels, in particular, “Militarist” And “Military Observer”. Also, a map of the closed sky appeared in the Telegram channel of TV presenter Vladimir Solovyov. The regime will operate from February 21 to February 26.
According to the website “Tsargrad”, the decision may be due to the fact that the Ukrainian military is still concentrating its forces on the borders of Russia and on the line of contact with the Donbass.
On Sunday, Russia’s ambassador to the United States, Anatoly Antonov, denied allegations that the Russian Federation was planning to attack Ukraine. According to him, there are no such plans. He added that Russia has publicly announced its readiness to continue diplomatic efforts to resolve all issues. At the same time, Russian troops are located on the sovereign territory of the Russian Federation.
Kiev and Western states have been concerned in recent months about the alleged increase in “aggressive actions” by Russia near the borders of Ukraine. Moscow has denied these accusations many times. The Russian authorities point out that the “Russian aggression” talk is being used as a pretext to place more NATO military equipment near the country’s borders.