Russia-Ukraine situation update

Aviation risk analysis specialists, Osprey Flight Solutions, have issued an update on the developing situation on the Russia-Ukraine border:

Tensions remain high between Ukraine and Russia over Russian military deployments into Belarus, as well as to the Crimea, Voronezh oblast, Rostov oblast and Krasnodar Krai, located adjacent to the eastern Ukrainian regions of Donetsk and Luhansk.

The US, UK, EU and NATO have all made statements in support of Ukraine and called on Russia to avoid escalating the situation along the border. Meanwhile, Russia has accused Ukraine of inflaming the conflict in Donetsk and Luhansk, while
accusing NATO of conducting increased levels of air and naval activity in the Black Sea in the past three months.

Divisive public statements by officials from the Russian, Ukrainian and Western governments have played a notable part in inflaming tensions. The recent security talks between Russia, Ukraine and Western governments have failed to alleviate tensions and though Osprey views the diplomatic engagements to be a positive step aimed at de-escalating the situation, they have thus far been fruitless.

While there are no indications that Russia or Ukraine intends to kinetically target legal civil aviation flights, Osprey assesses there is an increasing potential for miscalculation and/or misidentification. The airspace operational situation over portions of Ukraine, Russia and the Black Sea remains fluid and subject to rapid change.

View the latest Situation Update as of 14 February 2022

Webinar

Osprey Flight Solutions is hosting a free webinar covering operational, regulatory, and insurance changes affecting the aviation activity in parts of Russia and Ukraine.

The webinar will also provide analysis of the current political and military situation between Russia and Ukraine. In addition, Osprey will provide an outlook of what a further escalation of the Russia-Ukraine situation would mean for the aviation operating environment going forward.

Register here

BlueSky Business Aviation News | 17th February 2022 | Issue #641

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