Ukrainian servicemen detained during prevention of terrorist attack against Russian opposition leader
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) reports the detention of servicemen from a unit of the Defense Forces of Ukraine and injuries resulting from a special operation that disrupted a Russian special services terrorist attack targeting a leader of the Russian opposition political national movement, who had arrived in Ukraine for Independence Day.
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has declared that Ukrainian drones have rendered Russian airspace too dangerous for use, effectively closing it off. In a nightly video address on Tuesday, Zelenskiy warned airlines and insurance companies that Russian skies were becoming "completely dangerous" due to the presence of Ukrainian drones.
While Ukraine does not pose a threat to civil aviation, Zelenskiy emphasized that Russia's airspace would indeed be closing, as the war initiated by Russia is now closing its own skies. This comes amid a surge in Russian air attacks on Ukrainian cities, with Moscow's latest strike resulting in the death of 12 people and numerous injuries, marking the sixth consecutive day of intense assaults on Kyiv.
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