Russia’s Federal Agency for Air Transport (Rosaviatsiya) has extended restrictions on flights to 11 airports in the southern and central parts of the country until December 21, the agency said in a statement, TASS reports.

“Temporary flight restrictions to 11 airports in southern and central Russia have been extended until December 21, 2022,” the statement said.

Flights to airports in Anapa, Belgorod, Bryansk, Voronezh, Gelendzhik, Krasnodar, Kursk, Lipetsk, Rostov-on-Don, Simferopol and Elista are temporarily restricted.

Russia has closed part of its airspace in the country’s south and center to civilian aircraft on February 24, 2022, amid the special military operation in Ukraine.

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