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Over 60,000 passengers stranded in Russian airports due to drone attacks (www.pravda.com.ua)
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The air traffic restrictions extended beyond Moscow, affecting Sochi, Kazan, Kirov, Nizhnekamsk, Kaluga, Volgograd, Saratov, Samara, Ivanovo, Yaroslavl, Tambov and other cities. In addition, over 30 cities in the central part of Russia experienced internet disruptions.

Airlines including Aeroflot, Rossiya, Pobeda, S7, Ural Airlines, Nordwind, NordStar and Azur Air announced flight consolidations or cancellations.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Good point, though I somehow suspect that isn't a major Russian priority in general.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Rich people in US fly private....

Fuck Russia but wtf is this even supposed to mean?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Russia is a petrostate the shaky economy of which is notoriously reliant on keeping oil and gas flowing. I have no idea why you're bringing the US into this - I certainly didn't.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

US is number 1 oil producer and exporter?

You responded to a non sequitur with another non sequitur to which I added context.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

Yes and? I don't think the US have environmentalism as a priority right now either and for much the same reasons, but that wasn't the country being talked about in this thread.