Attack on Russian plane in neutral airspace to be seen as declaration of war — diplomat

A deliberate attack on a Russian aircraft in neutral airspace would be an open declaration of war against the largest nuclear power, Moscow is not seeking confrontation, Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov said on Wednesday.

Azerbaijan says Iranian warplane violated its airspace, summons Tehran’s ambassador

Azerbaijan summoned Iran’s ambassador to Baku on Saturday after an Iranian warplane allegedly flew close to and crossed the Azerbaijani border.

Moldova temporarily closes air space

Moldova has temporarily closed its air space, the country’s national airline said.

US military says it recovered sensors from Chinese spy balloon

 The US military said on Monday it had recovered critical electronics from the suspected Chinese spy balloon downed by a US fighter jet off South Carolina's coast on February 4, including key sensors presumably used for intelligence gathering.

White House denies ‘flying balloons over China’

The US has not been flying balloons over China as Beijing maintains, US White House National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby said in an interview with MSNBC on Monday.

Romania counters Ukraine’s claim over straying Russian missiles

Bucharest has denied that Russian missiles flew over Romania, countering Kyiv’s claims that two of Moscow’s rockets crossed the NATO member’s airspace on their way to Ukraine.

Moldova summons Russian ambassador after towards Ukraine missile overflight

Moldova on Friday said it would summon Russia's ambassador after Chisinau claimed that a missile crossed the airspace of the ex-Soviet republic.

Dutch MFA summons Russian ambassador over MH17 case

The Dutch Foreign Ministry has summoned Russia’s ambassador Alexander Shulgin in connection with the emergence of new data concerning the investigation of the MH17 disaster over Ukraine in July 2014, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said on Thursday, according to the Netherlands Broadcasting Corporation.

Putin cannot be prosecuted in MH17 crash case, Dutch prosecution says

 Russian President Vladimir Putin cannot be prosecuted in the Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 plane crash case, Dutch prosecutor Digna van Boetzelaer said on Wednesday.

U.S. Navy releases first photos of Chinese balloon recovery, China asks US to return debris

Using underwater drones, warships and inflatable vessels, the Navy is carrying out an extensive operation to gather all of the pieces of the massive Chinese spy balloon a U.S. fighter jet shot down off the coast of South Carolina on Saturday.

Drone explodes outside Russian city of Kaluga, governor says

A drone has exploded outside the Russian city of Kaluga, Governor Vladislav Shapsha revealed, adding that nobody was injured in the blast.

US Use Of Military Power Against Chinas Civil Balloon Excessive- Chinese Defense Ministry

The use of military power by the United States against a Chinese civil unmanned balloon is an excessive reaction and Beijing reserves the right to take further necessary action, the Chinese Defense Ministry said on Sunday.

Israel does not want flight incidents with military aircraft in Syrian airspace — PM

Israel does not want confrontation with Russia and incidents between military aircraft of both countries in the Syrian airspace, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in an interview with the France’s LCI TV Channel.

China strongly opposes US move to shoot down unmanned airship

China expressed strong dissatisfaction and opposition towards the U.S. use of force to attack China's civilian unmanned airship, Chinese Foreign Ministry said Sunday in a statement.

European Union Closes Airspace to Russia: Document - TASNIM

The European Union has closed its airspace to Russia due to the situation in Ukraine, according to a document published in the Official Journal of the European Union on Monday.

Belarus official: ‘Unlikely’ downed Ukrainian missile entered airspace by accident

The secretary of Belarus’ Security Council said in an interview on Friday that it was “unlikely” that a Ukrainian air defense missile downed on Thursday had entered Belarusian airspace by accident.

Ukrainian S-300 missile in territory of Belarus, FM protested to the Ambassador of Ukraine

 

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Ukrainian missile was shot down when it strayed into Belarusian airspace

The Ukrainian missile, launched with an S-300 system, was destroyed by the Belarussian air defense shortly after it strayed into the country’s airspace, the commander of one of Belarus' anti-aircraft missile battalions said on Thursday.

Many wonder why Ukraine left Skies open at Time of MH17 Plane Crash over the Donbas Conflict Zone

Many people want to know why Ukraine did not close the sky over the Donbas conflict zone at the time of the 2014 MH17 plane crash, which killed 298 people, Dutch lawyer Boudewijn van Eyck, representing interests of defendant Oleg Pulatov said.

Russia says it rejects ‘scandalous’ Dutch MH 17 verdict

Russia on Thursday rejected what it called the “scandalous” decision by a Dutch court to convict two of its citizens for downing a Malaysian airliner and said the proceedings had not been impartial.