Ria Novosti: Do not fly over the Black Sea, under the cloud is Russia with 30 battleships

Ukraine advised airlines to avoid flights over Black Sea waters from today to next Saturday because Russian naval maneuvers are under way.

The Ria Novosti news agency reported yesterday that “over 30 Russian battleships are engaged near the Crimea Peninsula, as part of maritime military exercises”, reports the paper.

From tomorrow, airlines are advised not to fly in this area and plan alternative routes in advance, taking into account the current” situation, Ria Novosti writes.

Ukraine's “Air Traffic remains open at this moment, as the closure would lead to isolation”, the Ukrainian president's adviser, stressed, after the Dutch airline KLM announced the suspension of all flights to Ukraine.