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IN BRIEF: What is known about suspension of operations at 13 airports in southern Russia

According to the Transport Ministry, operations have been temporarily suspended at the airports in Astrakhan, Vladikavkaz, Volgograd, Gelendzhik, Grozny, Krasnodar, Makhachkala, Magas, Mineralnye Vody, Nalchik, Sochi, Stavropol, and Elista

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MOSCOW, May 8. /TASS/. Operations at 13 airports in southern Russia have been temporarily suspended after Ukrainian drones struck the building of the Southern Russia Air Navigation branch, the Transport Ministry reported.

TASS has compiled the key information on the situation.

Drone strike

- Operations at the regional center in Rostov-on-Don, which manages air traffic in southern Russia, have been temporarily adjusted due to Ukrainian drones entering the administrative building of the Southern Russia Air Navigation branch, the Transport Ministry reported.

- The staff is safe, and an analysis of the equipment’s operational status is underway, the ministry noted.

Suspension of airport operations

- Operations at 13 airports in southern Russia have been temporarily suspended due to Ukrainian drone attack, the Transport Ministry stated.

- According to the ministry, operations have been temporarily suspended at the airports in Astrakhan, Vladikavkaz, Volgograd, Gelendzhik, Grozny, Krasnodar, Makhachkala, Magas, Mineralnye Vody, Nalchik, Sochi, Stavropol, and Elista.

Schedule adjustments

- According to the Transport Ministry, air traffic control procedures in southern Russia are being adjusted.

- The ministry and Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsiya), together with airlines and airports, are adjusting the schedule.

- Aeroflot is rescheduling or canceling some flights due to the temporary suspension of operations at airports in southern Russia, the company said.

Situation at airports

- Earlier reports indicated that more than 55 flights were delayed and 11 were canceled at Sochi Airport due to aviation restrictions.

- According to the online departure board, 30 flights are delayed, including international flights to Sharm El-Sheikh, Antalya, Tbilisi, and Yerevan.

- Another 26 flights are delayed upon arrival, and 11 more flights have been canceled.

- Since the start of the day, there have been reports of temporary restrictions on aircraft arrivals and departures at airports in Ulyanovsk, Samara, Kazan, Cheboksary, Bugulma, Izhevsk, Ufa, Perm, and Vnukovo.

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