Five Russian airports have suspended operations

A passenger at the airport. Photo: Artem Zhitenev / RIA Novosti
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Temporary restrictions on the reception and release of aircraft have been introduced at the airports of Cheboksary, Tambov, Orenburg, Ufa and Ulyanovsk, the Federal Air Transport Agency reported in its channel in Maks.

"Restrictions are necessary to ensure flight safety," the report says.