https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/zelensky-says-airlines-should-avoid-russian-airspace-as-ukraine-escalates-drone-operationsContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/zelensky-says-airlines-should-avoid-russian-airspace-as-ukraine-escalates-drone-operationshttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/zelensky-says-airlines-should-avoid-russian-airspace-as-ukraine-escalates-drone-operations#u57233Fri, 04 Sep 2026 18:50:59 +0000President Volodymyr Zelensky has warned commercial airlines to avoid Russian airspace, claiming Ukrainian drone operations have effectively closed the skies and rendered them unsafe. Zelensky reports that some foreign airlines have already suspended flights to Russia following these warnings. This escalation coincides with a surge in Russian aerial attacks on Ukraine, including a five-fold increase in high-speed jet-powered Shahed drone strikes in a single month and the use of nonstop drone waves against Kyiv. Ukraine is currently racing to develop new interceptors to counter these missiles an