President Volodymyr Zelensky said Wednesday that the first airlines had begun suspending flights to Russian airports after Kyiv warned of growing risks from Ukrainian drone operations in Russian airspace. “We’re getting word that the first airlines have started to suspend flights to Russian airports,” Zelensky said in his evening address, calling it a “logical response” to the risks created by the war.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. The warning came as Moscow airports faced widespread disruption and several foreign carriers canceled services. Flight-tracking data cited by Reuters showed 21 cancellations and 235 delays at Sheremetyevo International Airport on Wednesday, while Vnukovo recorded 22 cancellations and 94 delays. Independent Russian outlet Agentstvo, citing its analysis of Moscow airport schedules, said foreign airlines canceled 27 flights to and from the Russian capital on Wednesday – sharply more than the previous day. The cancellations included services by Turkey’s Pegasus Airlines and Turkish Airlines, the UAE’s flydubai, Egypt’s Nesma Airlines, Armenia’s Shirak Avia, Kuwait Airways and Tajikistan’s Somon Air. Pegasus said some Russia flights were canceled for “technical and operational” reasons, while flydubai warned of possible delays and diversions. Kyiv warns of growing risk Explaining the heightened risk in Russian airspace during his Tuesday evening address, Zelensky stressed that Ukraine does not target civilian aircraft and wants to avoid innocent casualties.