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Andriy Guck

Andriy Guck is an attorney-at-law and a partner at Ante law firm. He has over 10 years of experience in advising leading international and Ukrainian companies, government institutions and civil society organisations operating in Ukraine.

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Andriy Guck: No-fly zone is what Ukraine urgently needs to save civilians and cities

by Andriy Guck
Ukrainian people are dying, and civil infrastructure is destroyed from increasing Russian air-to-ground attacks. And there is no other help from the United Nations member states needed more than closure of airspace from any unapproved military aircraft flying into Ukrainian airspace. According to the article 42 of the UN Charter, should the Security Council (UNSC) consider that measures not involving the use of armed force would be inadequate or have proved to be inadequate, it may take such ac