Overview
- Rosaviatsia removed temporary restrictions at airports in Vladikavkaz (Beslan), Volgograd, Grozny (Severny), Magas, Nalchik, Orenburg and Orsk, citing flight-safety measures.
- Saratov’s Gagarin airport also lifted a separate short-lived restriction earlier on December 7 following a brief pause in operations.
- Orenburg introduced air-security plan “Kovyor” over a stated UAV-attack risk, halting flights before Rosaviatsia later cleared the airport to resume movements.
- Vilnius International reopened after a closure triggered by balloon‑like objects in its airspace, with seven passenger flights diverted to Riga, Kaunas or back to their departure airports, according to an air traffic source.
- The Ural transport prosecutor launched a review after two Almasria Universal Airlines flights from Yekaterinburg to Hurghada diverted to Chelyabinsk due to severe weather, causing lengthy delays and one cancellation.