Russia Doubles Restricted Flight Zones
Russia plans to double the number of restricted flight zones to 818, covering sensitive state facilities including energy, defense, and transportation infrastructure, with the ban applying to all aircraft, including drones, and lasting indefinitely.
Consensus
- The number of restricted flight zones in Russia will be doubled to 818.
- The new zones will cover sensitive state facilities such as energy, defense, and transportation infrastructure.
- The ban will apply to all types of aircraft, including drones.
- The ban will be indefinite and permanent.
- Exceptions will be made for aircraft operated by the Ministry of Defense and those flying in the interest of oil companies.
- The list of restricted zones was compiled based on recommendations from FSB, FSO, Ministry of Defense, Rosgvardia, Minpromtorg, Minenergo, Rosatom, Roscosmos, and other state agencies.
- Regional governments also contributed to the list of restricted zones.
- The previous version of the order, adopted in 2022, included 374 restricted zones.
Points of divergence
- The increase in restricted zones raises the risk of unintentional violations, especially for small aviation and around uncontrolled airfields without air traffic control. — tg_dwglavnoe
- A complete flight ban was implemented in the Moscow airspace in early June, restricting civil aircraft up to 5,100 meters, effectively covering central Russia from Belarus to the regions of Yekaterinburg and Samara, and from the St. Petersburg flight zone to the southern border where flights have been prohibited since the start of the war. — meduza
Coverage (5 sources)
- In Russia, the number of no-fly zones will be doubled — DW Главное
- Ministry of Transport of Russia will double the number of prohibited flight zones, including zones over important fuel and energy... — Varlamov News
- In Russia plans to expand restrictions on flights. Number of prohibited zones will double — Meduza
- Ministry of Transport doubles the number of prohibited flight zones in Russia — Дождь
- Ministry of Transport doubles number of no-fly zones in Russia — Дождь (Telegram)