Ukraine has issued a warning to airlines still operating in Russian airspace, urging them to reconsider flights to Moscow, St. Petersburg and other major destinations, as drone activity increasingly disrupts flights and airport operations across the country.Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry and relevant institutions will provide international aviation institutions with further information regarding the threat to civilian flights, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a statement on Tuesday, Sept. 1.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official.“In Ukraine, we do not want innocent lives to be lost. That is why we are warning our partners: there are no longer safe moments in Russia’s skies,” Zelensky said, noting that Russian authorities were not adequately disclosing the risks to civilian aviation.Risks for civilian flightsAlthough Ukraine itself will not pose a threat to civilian aviation, “there will be drones in Russia’s skies, and this must be taken into account,” Zelensky said, adding that the country’s airspace was becoming entirely unsafe for traveling civilians.He called on foreign ambassadors working in Kyiv and Moscow to communicate the warning to their governments.The warning comes as Russia faces repeated war-related disruptions, including periodic airspace restrictions and temporary airport closures.Several aviation risk monitors have warned that drone activity and Russian air defenses pose risks for civilian flights, no matter the altitude.