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Bulgaria closes airspace to Russian aircraft

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Bulgaria closed its airspace to all Russian aircraft as of midnight last night, the Bulgarian Ministry of Transport has announced.

Aircraft operating on a licence issued by the Russian Federation will not be allowed to enter the sovereign airspace of the Republic of Bulgaria, including over the country’s territorial waters. The move comes as a result of the escalation of the military conflict and as a sign of solidarity with Ukraine. 



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