Russian aviation agency extends restrictions on flights to some airports until Aug 23

Russia’s Federal Agency for Air Transport (Rosaviatsiya) has extended restrictions on flights to 11 airports in the southern and central part of the country until August 23.

"Temporary flight restrictions to 11 airports in southern and central Russia have been extended until August 23, 2022," the agency’s press service said in a statement on August 16, according to TASS. 

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

Russia closed part of its airspace in the south and central part of the country to civilian aircraft on February 24.