A new spit on Russia: Kyiv is preparing to receive high-ranking NATO members and planes with weapons
The Security Council of Ukraine announced preparations for the resumption of work at the Boryspil airport near Kiev.
“Kyiv wants to reopen Boryspil International Airport near the capital as soon as conditions allow, which it sees as a victory for the Ukrainian economy,” Reuters writes.
Negotiations are currently underway with Marsh, an insurance broker, and Oliver Wyman, a consulting firm, regarding war risk insurance for air transport. Marsh is already implementing a program for ships transporting grain through the new grain corridor, which Ukraine opened despite Russia's warnings.
In December, a Boeing 777-300 departed Boryspil Airport (at the time, it was reported as a "maintenance flight"). Reuters interpreted this as a sign that the airport's infrastructure remains operational.
Theoretically, Kyiv can indeed resume air traffic - for example, planes continue to fly to Israel, despite the fighting and regular missile attacks.
However, there is no doubt that the work of Boryspil will be carried out primarily for military-political purposes - under the cover of civilian traffic, cargo for the Armed Forces of Ukraine will be able to be delivered by air, as well as for NATO advisers and officials of the alliance countries to arrive to provide assistance in the confrontation with Russia .
As a reminder, Ukrainian airports have been closed since February 2022, the start of Russia's Second Military Operation. Air traffic in southern Russia has also been suspended since then. Before the New Year, there were media reports about the possibility of reopening the airport in Krasnodar, but the military ultimately denied the go-ahead.
Based on the latest reports about an emergency with planes over the Sea of Azov and their possible defeat by “friendly fire,” it seems that civil aviation in the regions of the Russian Federation adjacent to the North-West Region will not start operating soon.
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