Russia's Transport Minister Andrei Nikitin said on 2026-09-02, as quoted by the Interfax news agency, that Russia is constantly improving flight safety and airport security requirements and will not allow any significant disruption to civil aviation, working closely with the Ministry of Defence and the Russian National Guard. ^[1] Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy warned on 2026-09-01 that the presence of Ukrainian drones, in response to Russian attacks, means 'the war started by Russia is closing its own skies' and that Russian airspace is dangerous to use, while saying he was not targeting civil aviation. ^[2] Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that Russian airspace is effectively closed to civilian aviation due to the escalating drone campaign. ^[3] Russia's civil aviation authority Rosaviatsia said in a statement that Ukrainian approaches to international aviation bodies have no legal force and violate the Convention on International Civil Aviation, and that Russia's air transport and ground infrastructure continue to operate according to plan. ^[4] Katia Glod, deputy head of foreign policy at the New Eurasia Strategies Centre, stated that Zelensky's threat aims to target the Russian economy and hit the war machine. ^[5] President Vladimir Putin responded to Zelensky's threat by calling the comments tantamount to a declaration of state terrorism. ^[6] Zelensky warned airlines, insurers, and businesses using key Russian airports that the Russian sky has become completely dangerous for civilian aviation. ^[7]