Ukraine says war damaged most civilian airports

Fifteen of Ukraine’s civilian airports have been damaged since Russia invaded the country in February 2022, according to Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal to local media this Saturday (30).

Ukraine, which according to the state aviation service has 20 civil airports, is exploring ways to partially open its airspace. It has been completely closed since the start of the war.

Currently, Ukrainians who want to travel abroad need to go to neighboring countries by road or rail to catch flights. For those living in the east, the trip out of Ukraine can take an entire day.

“We have carried out a risk assessment and determined the needs of the air defense forces to partially open the airspace,” Shmyhal said, according to local news agency Ukrinform.

“Security issues and the military situation remain fundamental to this decision,” he added.

Shmyhal also said that Russia has attacked Ukraine’s port infrastructure nearly 60 times in the past three months, damaging or destroying nearly 300 facilities and 22 civilian vessels.

A senior partner at insurance broker Marsh McLennan told Reuters earlier this month that Ukraine could reopen the airport in the western city of Lviv in 2025 if regulators deem it safe and a political decision is made.

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This content was originally published in Ukraine says war damaged most civilian airports on the CNN Brasil website.

Source: CNN Brasil

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