Russian air traffic finds itself facing a very large no-fly zone in Europe with countries that have already closed or announced the closure of their airspace (Estonia, Poland, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Germany, etc.).
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Finland joins many European countries. The country announced on Sunday February 27 that it would close its airspace to Russian planes in retaliation for the invasion of Ukraine. Finland, which has a border of more than 1,300 kilometers with Russia, “prepares to close airspace to Russian air traffic”, Transport Minister Timo Harakka said overnight from Saturday to Sunday. The date of entry into force of the measure has not been specified.
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Russian air traffic finds itself facing a very large no-fly zone in Europe with countries that have already closed or announced the closure of their airspace (Estonia, Poland, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Germany, etc.). This forced him to make huge detours, flights to the west. In retaliation, Moscow began banning planes from these countries from crossing its airspace.
Helsinki also gave the green light to Estonia sending about 40 howitzers to Ukraine. Their transfer to the country at war is subject to the approval of Germany and Finland, former owners of these artillery pieces. Finland must also validate on Sunday the sending to Ukraine of bullet-proof vests, helmets and a mobile hospital to support the country.