Commercial flights avoid entering Ukraine’s airspace after Russian invasion

The commercial flights refuse at all costs to enter the airspace of Ukrainethis after the “special military operation” ordered by the president of RussiaVladimir Putin, which took place this Thursday, February 24, with missiles and explosions in large cities and military bases.

The conflict between the two European countries drags a painful precedent in terms of security for air traffic. In July 2014, a Malaysia Airlines planewhich was carrying 283 passengers and 15 crew members, was shot down by mistake while flying near the Donetsk region, one of the key places in the conflict.

For this, the airlines they ordered all their commercial flights to avoid this route due to the danger of being hit by a missile. The war situation forced to look for landing alternatives in airports located in countries close to Ukraine.

Similarly, flight tracking applications such as Flight aware and Flight radar show how commercial aircraft avoid entering the Ukrainian air zone by drawing different routes. In addition, they have presented congestion in their service due to high user traffic.

What is the conflict that gave rise to the Russian attack on Ukraine?

The present conflict between Russia and Ukraine dates back to the year 2014, when the Russians invaded Crimea increasing the enmity of both nations. After that fact, Putin supports the independence of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, which he recognized as sovereign.

In this line, the crisis is denoted by Ukraine’s intention to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) generating the alert of Russia, which received the attempt as an aggression and threat against its national security.

According to the statements of the President of Russia, Vladimir Putinthe “special military operation” in the Donbas region carried out this Thursday, February 24 (located in eastern Ukraine) was adopted with the aim of “demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine”.