Sanctions that banned European companies from leasing aircraft to Russia will freeze almost all international flights of Russian air carriers from March 8. Aeroflot and other major airlines have already announced the suspension of all flights abroad from this week. Whether the Ministry of Transport will find some way out of the situation is not yet clear.

The Prosecutor General's Office approved the indictment in the criminal case of journalist Ivan Safronov. He is charged with committing high treason in the form of espionage, including in complicity with another person.

The Russian leadership has no plans to introduce martial law and a state of emergency, President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting with the female flight crew of Russian airlines. According to him, the first measure is used to respond to large-scale external threats, and the second - in case of a man-made or natural disaster.

The Central Bank limits transfers abroad in the amount of $5,000 per month for resident individuals from their accounts in favor of spouses, close relatives (parents, children, grandparents, grandchildren), full and half sisters and brothers, adoptive parents and adopted children. This is reported by Kommersant with reference to a letter from Deputy Chairman of the Central Bank Yuri Isaev, the authenticity of which was confirmed to the publication by sources.

The Federal Air Transport Agency recommended that Russian airlines that have aircraft registered in foreign registries under a leasing agreement suspend flights abroad from March 6, and from March 8 from abroad to Russia. “This recommendation is due to the high risk of detention or arrest of aircraft of Russian airlines abroad,” the Federal Air Transport Agency said in a statement.

The Spanish company Inditex, which owns such large chains as Zara, Massimo Dutti, Pull & Bear and Bershka, has suspended work in Russia, Reuters reports citing its statement. “Under the current circumstances, Inditex cannot guarantee the continuity of operations and commercial conditions in the Russian Federation and is temporarily suspending its activities,” it says. In Russia, Inditex has 502 stores, of which 86 are of the Zara brand.

The Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Industry and Trade have allowed retail chains to limit the sale of socially significant products to one person, TASS reports citing a message from the Ministry of Industry and Trade. We are talking about those products for which the minimum margin was previously set.

Aeroflot CEO Mikhail Poluboyarinov resigned from his post earlier this week, writes , citing sources. Kommersant A number of interlocutors of the publication claim that he left the country and did not get in touch for several days. The fact that he left his post and, probably, Russia, was also reported by the Baza edition, citing sources. TASS also wrote about the resignation, citing a source in the Ministry of Transport.

The "special military operation" in Ukraine led to unprecedented sanctions, the collapse of the ruble, the actual blockade of the Russian economy and the closure of European airspace for Russian airlines. Fearing the economic and political consequences of the conflict, many Russians have considered leaving, temporarily or permanently.

The Bell hosts an online report on the aftermath of the "special military operation" in Ukraine that began on February 24. 10:08 The ruble falls at the opening of trading on the Moscow Exchange: the dollar rises to 113.88 rubles (+8.88), the euro - to 120.5 (+1.51). 01:05 ‼️ The main news, made public on the night of March 8-9, is the restriction announced by the Central Bank on withdrawals of over $10,000 from foreign currency deposits.

Russian airlines are losing reinsurance contracts - they received a notification of this from the lesslers. This means a ban on the use of aircraft Most Russian airlines received a notification from European lesslers about the termination of reinsurance contracts, which means an automatic ban on the use of aircraft, writes Kommersant.

The collapse of the ruble, garbage ratings and the outcome of the Western business: what happened to the Russian economy in a week and a half In just nine days since the beginning of the “special military operation” in Ukraine, the Russian economy has changed beyond recognition. The ruble depreciated by a third, the country's public debt, which had recently served as an example of macroeconomic stability, received garbage ratings, and the stock market actually ceased to exist.