Small aircraft flights will be completely banned in central Russia
In early June, flights by civilian aircraft at altitudes up to 5,100 meters will be completely banned in the Moscow airspace, which effectively covers the entire central part of the aggressor country. The restrictions will apply from the border with Belarus in the west to the St. Petersburg flight zone in the north, as well as to the boundaries of the Yekaterinburg and Samara zones in the east and the southern zone, where flights have been suspended since the start of the full-scale war.
This was reported on the Telegram channel of the Interregional Public Organization of Pilots and Aircraft Owners (AOPA).
The ban will not apply to scheduled and charter flights, flights for medical assistance and evacuation, as well as aircraft performing aerial chemical operations, monitoring of pipelines and power lines, or aviation work under government contracts in the Russian Federation. It currently remains unknown how long these strict restrictions on general aviation will remain in effect. It is expected that the relevant NOTAM operational notices for pilots will be officially published in the near future.
Russian air defense shot down its own military helicopter while attempting to intercept unmanned aerial vehicles during a massive attack on Moscow on May 17.
On the night of May 17, a number of Russian military-industrial complex and energy facilities in Moscow and the Moscow region were struck. Strikes were carried out on an oil depot in Durikino, an oil refinery in Kapotnya, the Angstrom microelectronics plant, and the Raduga Design Bureau, which develops cruise missiles.
