A series of delays and flight deviations in airports Moscovitas hits thousands of travelers on Wednesday after another Ukrainian attack with drones. Days before Victory Day Parade in the Russian capitalOne of the largest holidays and the most important events for President Vladimir Putin, chaos in Moscow airspace has persisted for the third consecutive day.
According to Russia Turoperars Association, Some airports have been closedwhile about 350 flights have been affected. At least 60,000 passengers have undergone interruptionsAnd many of them were trapped on board planes for several hours.
The Federal Air Transport Agency of Russia He also warned flight delays Throughout the town center “because of the late arrival of airplanes at the initial destination airports”. For the third consecutive dayThe Russian authorities report the demolition of Ukrainian drones who approached Moscow, who disturbed the aviation in the region.
Russian media affirm it The attack of a Ukrainian drone He caused a “collapse” in the airports of the Moscow region, forcing airlines to delay the exits or deviate planes in another place. Among the affected people is President Serbio Aleksandar Vučić. Apparently, his plane was forced to deflect in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, due to threats in Russian aerial space.
According to the State Agency Serbia Tanjug, his flight to Moscow to participate in the parade was interrupted by what the agency qualifies as “active hostility between Russia and Ukraine”. Brussels launched a hard warning for the Serbian leader A few days ago, indicating that Vučić’s visit would violate EU’s adhesion criteria and could damage the process of adhesion of Serbia to the block of 27 members.
Previously, reported the Serbio “Novosti” Victory Day Parade on Fridayclaiming “technical and diplomatic political sensitivity”. The same media also reported it Poland and Lithuania had denied the rights of Overflow To Prime Minister Slovak, Robert Fico, raising similar concerns. Your assistance is still uncertain right now.
Estonia also declared that it would not have allowed to pass through its aerial space of the plane that transported the leaders who were heading towards the parade of the day of victory in Moscow. “Estonia has no intention of supporting the event in any way“Said Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna.
“We stressed our colleagues from the European Union which, Since Russia is a country that has begun and continues a war In Europe, participation in propaganda documents organized by them must be excluded. “
High fire on the day of victory
In an attempt to protect and guarantee the parade, Putin has announced a unilateral “truce” since Thursday Until midnight on Sunday. The Kremlin announced the measure on April 28, affirming it All Las military shares They stopped during that period and solicited Ukraine to “follow this example”.
The Ukrainian president, Volodimir Zelenski, rejected the proposal As a “theatrical representation” aimed at reducing the international isolation of Russia and guaranteeing favorable conditions for the documents of the day of the victory that Moscow celebrates Friday.
He also said Ukraine was unable to guarantee the security of officials Foreigners who planned to participate in the documents of the day of victory in Russia. On Wednesday, The spokesman for the Kremlin Dmitry Peskovdeclared that the high unilateral fire of Russia during the celebrations of the day of victory is still in force and last midnight at midnight from 8 to 11 May.
Wednesday evening, Russia has launched a huge attack with missiles and planes without pilot Against Kyiv, in which two people died and eight others were injured, including four children, they reported official sources.
