European aircraft leasing companies have until March 28 to end all rental contracts in Russia following Western sanctions. On Sunday, the European Union gave aircraft lessors until March 28 to end any rental contracts in Russia. The move is part of the EU’s sweeping sanctions to punish Russian President Vladimir Putin, which banned “any plane…
Two Russian fighter jets have been shot down today in the skies of Ukraine. A Russian Sukhoi Su-34 fighter jet has been shot down today near the city of Volnovakha in eastern Ukraine. A Russian Sukhoi Su-25 fighter has been shot down near Makariv today. The pilot has been killed.
NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg confirms that the idea of a No Fly Zone over Ukraine was discussed. Ministers agreed that NATO’s relationship with Russia has changed for the long term. This conflict will determine whether democracy or authoritarianism prevails, said Stoltenberg. “At this dangerous moment no country and no continent can go it alone. But…
A ground handler shows his support to Ukraine in front of a Russian plane. A ground handler at Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv, Israel, waved the Ukrainian flag in front of an Aeroflot plane. The worker was reported and was later suspended from his job.
The Russian Space Agency finally took the decision to not launch the latest batch of satellites for OneWeb. The Russian Space Agency is currently removing the Soyuz rocket 2.1b from the launch pad amid tension due to the war in Ukraine. Russian Space Agency: “If before 21.30 Friday Russia does not receive guarantees that British…
Ukrainian authorities begs Western countries to give combat aircraft. ‘Ukraine needs combat aircraft right now’, this was the message from the head of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry Dmitry Kuleba Such to the Western countries. Mr. Borrell said that Mr. Kuleba had requested planes that Ukrainian Air Force pilots can fly. Ukraine’s jet fighters are Soviet-built…
It’s now confirmed, the biggest aircraft in the world has been damaged beyond repair. A new footage confirms what has been announced by the Ukrainian authorities days earlier. New footage from Russian State TV at Gostomel airport, North of Kyiv shows the world’s largest aircraft, Antonov An-225 Mriya completely destroyed after the battles of Hostomel…
Navy salvage crews have recovered the F-35C that suffered a crash landing on the deck of USS Carl Vinson. The F-35C was recovered from the floor of the South China Sea with Navy personnel aboard the offshore vessel DSCV Picasso, which had departed Okinawa on Feb. 23. “The wreckage was recovered from a depth of…
Colonel Oleksandr “Grey Wolf”, who was the Ukrainian Air Force Sukhoi Su-27 display pilot between 2013-2018 has lost his life. Colonel Oleksandr has lost his life on Friday night when his jet was shot down over Kyiv by Russian S-400 Triumph Air Defence Missile System. Col. Oksanchenko was not only a very experienced pilot who…
Unfortunately, the biggest aircraft in the world has been destroyed by fire. A new footage confirms what has been announced by the Ukrainian authorities days earlier. New footage from Gostomel airport, North of #Kyiv shows the world’s largest aircraft, Antonov An-225 Mriya on fire on 26 or 27 February 2022. The Ukrainian Army could have…
Japan Airlines said they would cancel all flights to and from Europe on Thursday. The airlines, which normally use Russian airspace for their Europe flights, join a growing number of carriers that have cancelled or rerouted flights between Europe and north Asia in the wake of the crisis. The airline is citing safety concerns following…
Four Russian fighter jets breached Swedish Airspace today. The Swedish Armed Forces says that four Russian fighter jets entered Sweden’s air space to the east of the island of Gotland in the Baltic Sea. “Against the background of the current situation we are taking the incident very seriously,” Chief of Sweden’s Air Force Carl-Johan Edstrom…