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Ground Report | New Delhi: What is a no-fly zone; Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called for the creation of a no-fly zone in Ukraine in several of his previous video posts. In one of his appeals, he called for the complete collapse of the civilian airport in Vinnytsia, a city southwest of Kyiv. He also posted a video on social media, reiterating his call to world leaders to create a no-fly zone in Ukraine.
In this post, he had said that it is the human responsibility of world leaders to save people. He had said, "If you don't do this and don't even give us fighter jets to protect you, then only one conclusion can be drawn and that is that you also want us to be killed gradually." NATO countries have so far rejected the idea of creating a no-fly zone over Ukraine.
On Monday, the president of Ukraine issued a statement saying that if the allies of the US and the West do his part, then his country can fully confront and even defeat Ukraine, Russia's aggression. Zelensky said in an interview with Axios News that the sanctions on Russia, with the intention, go in the right direction.
He further said that the decision to remove many of Russia's banks from the SWIFT system, as well as the decision to supply more Stinger missiles and anti-tank weapons to Ukraine, go in the right direction. Furthermore, we call on Western countries to impose no-fly zones over significant parts of Ukraine.
In his statement, he further said: "We can defeat aggression and we are also showing it to the world, but our allies also have to play their part."
What is no-fly zone?
Russian President Vladimir Putin said during a meeting with state airline Aeroflot flight attendants that any country that imposed a no-fly zone in Ukraine would be considered involved in a war in Ukraine.
"We will consider any step taken in this direction as joining an armed rebellion in that country," the Russian president said. In a nutshell, a no-fly zone defines a specific location where certain aircraft are guaranteed not to take off.
It can be used to protect sensitive areas. Like the royal residence, sporting events or some special and big events, but this can often only be implemented temporarily.
In the military context, a no-fly zone means that no aircraft can enter that area to avoid attack or surveillance. But the military enforces it so that a plane can potentially be shot down.
As the Ukrainian president demanded, the imposition of a no-fly zone would mean that military forces, especially NATO forces, could directly target any Russian aircraft in that airspace and, if necessary, destroy it.
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