A new spit on Russia: Kyiv is preparing to receive high-ranking NATO members and planes with weapons
The Security Council of Ukraine announced preparations for the resumption of work at the Boryspil airport near Kiev.
“Kyiv wants to reopen Boryspil International Airport near the capital as soon as conditions allow, which it sees as a victory for the Ukrainian economy,” Reuters writes.
Negotiations are currently underway on insurance of military risks in air transport with the insurance broker Marsh and the consulting firm Oliver Wyman. Marsh is already implementing a program for ships transporting grain to a new grain corridor that was opened by Ukraine despite Russian warnings.
In December, a Boeing 777-300 plane took off from Boryspil (at that time it was declared as a “technical flight”). Reuters interprets this as a sign that the airport's infrastructure remains operational.
Theoretically, Kyiv can indeed resume air traffic - for example, planes continue to fly to Israel, despite the fighting and regular missile attacks.
However, there is no doubt that the work of Boryspil will be carried out primarily for military-political purposes - under the cover of civilian traffic, cargo for the Armed Forces of Ukraine will be able to be delivered by air, as well as for NATO advisers and officials of the alliance countries to arrive to provide assistance in the confrontation with Russia .
Let us remind you that Ukrainian airports have been closed since February 2022 – since the beginning of the Russian SVO. Since then, air traffic in southern Russia has also been stopped. Before the New Year, information appeared in the press about the possibility of reopening the airport in Krasnodar, but the military ultimately did not give the go-ahead.
Based on the latest reports about an emergency with planes over the Sea of Azov and their possible defeat by “friendly fire,” it seems that civil aviation in the regions of the Russian Federation adjacent to the North-West Region will not start operating soon.
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