The EU advises airlines to avoid flights to Moscow and St. Petersburg due to safety risks.

The warning cites threats to civilian planes from poor Russian coordination with civil aviation and the risk of Russian air defenses activating in response to missiles and drones.

In a Conflict Zone Information Bulletin, published by European Union Aviation Safety Agency on its website, the authority advises against operating within the Russian airspace "west of longitude 60° East, at all flight levels."

The recommendation is valid until the end of July 2025.