Vladimir Putin in the cockpit of a Tu-160 bomber. Photo: kremlin.ru Don't fly on Russian planes How sanctions are killing civil aviation What's with the planes? Already in the first week of the war, Western countries closed their airspace to Russian airlines. This was immediately followed by a ban on aircraft repairs, on aircraft insurance, on the sale of aircraft and on leasing agreements (airlines under normal conditions do not buy aircraft, but lease them, that is, rent them).

Shutterctock.com Not found: "war". How Google and Yandex answer popular questions from Russians about Russia's invasion of Ukraine We show how the choice of search engine can affect people's attitudes towards war “Which VPN is better”, “why prices don’t fall”, “where planes fly from Russia”, “what is default” - such queries became popular after the start of the war.