On February 24, the situation was further strained after Putin announced that "he has decided to conduct special military operations in the Donbass region." When the war came together, all sides reacted immediately.
Although Putin said that Russia has no plans to "invade" Ukraine, the eastern region of Ukraine has shown signs of great war.
At present, Russia has closed its airspace with Ukraine and banned civil aviation aircraft from flying over the airspace of eastern Ukraine.
Ukraine's aviation ministry declared part of the eastern airspace a "danger zone," saying Russia was trying to seize local airspace. As a result, Ukraine closed its airports in three cities, namely Udon Dnipro, Kharkiv, and the central-eastern city of Zapolo.
Fearing a repeat of the downing of malaysia airliner MH17, the Safe Airspace website, which tracks flight warnings, issued a warning that the situation in Ukraine and Russia could lead to a repeat of the accidental downing or a cyberattack on air traffic control, calling on civil aviation aircraft to stop flying over Ukrainian airspace.
The website statement noted that the region has been upgraded to "no flight", regardless of the actual entry of Russian troops into Ukraine, the tension and uncertainty in Ukraine at this stage is very high.
Safe Airspace was established in 2014 after Malaysia Airlines airliner MH17 flew over eastern Ukraine to provide aircraft with information on safety and conflict zones.
According to the radar map of the flight of the Airline Travel Vertical and Horizontal App, at 11:30 Beijing time on February 23 (5:30 utc Kiev time on the 23rd of Ukraine), civil aviation passenger planes flew around the skies over Ukraine, and there were few flights in the Ukrainian airspace, appearing empty.
At present, ten airlines such as the Netherlands, France, Germany, Austria and Switzerland have announced the suspension of flights to Ukraine, and there is no resumption date for the time being. The European Air Traffic Agency also urged airlines and flights to stay away from Ukrainian airspace.
On July 17, 2014, Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 crashed 50 kilometers from Ukraine near the Russian border, killing all 298 people on board in the current disputed area of Wudong. Investigation reports show that the MH17 passenger plane was hit by a Beech missile and crashed.
With Russia and Ukraine massing a large number of troops on the border, two aviation operators in Ukraine recently revealed that they have problems in purchasing insurance for some of their flights.
However, Ryanair, the largest airline operating between Ukraine and the rest of Europe, and Wets Air, the second largest, have no plans to suspend flights for the time being. Ukraine insists its air corridor remains open. Ukraine International Airlines said there were still 13 planes at work.
Just after Putin announced that he would take special military action against Ukraine, international oil prices rose above $100 a barrel, London North Sea Brent crude rose to $100.04 per barrel, breaking through 100 again in more than 7 years; and West Texas intermediate crude oil on the New York Mercantile Exchange rose to $95.54 per barrel.
At least five explosions were reported in the city of Donetsk on February 24, after which witnesses said four military trucks drove to the scene of the explosions.
At present, it seems that the war has begun, and the global focus has been focused! (Inoue Frog)