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Ukraine's plan to close Russia's airspace — what we know

Ukraine wants to close Russia's skies and has a plan to do it. In an announcement on Sept. 1, President Volodymyr Zelensky gave few details about what it would entail, other than making clear it would involve lots of drones. "There will simply be drones in Russia's skies on a scale that has to be taken into account," he said, as he warned "every airline that uses Russian airspace" against flying over the country. "The Russian sky will be de facto closed," he added. The following day, the pre

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2026.

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Lifecell is one of Ukraine's three major mobile telecommunications operators, serving approximately 10 million subscribers nationwide. The company, owned by Turkey's Turkcell since 2005, operates network infrastructure across the country and has maintained service continuity despite Russian attacks on telecommunications facilities since February 2022.

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