Airlines take steps to avoid Ukraine
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Airlines have been alerted to potential hazards within airspace over Russia and Ukraine. Since 2014, aircraft have avoided overflying Ukraine following the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines MH17
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Jul 17, 2014: All 298 passengers and crew die when Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 – flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur – is hit by Russian missile

Flight Information Regions (FIRs)
NATO members
320km 200 miles
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Kaliningrad
Minsk (RUSSIA)
BELARUS
L’viv FIR 
Kyiv
Kyiv FIR
UKRAINE
1 2 3 4
RUSSIA
BLACK SEA
Simferopol FIR
Moscow FIR
Crimea: Annexed by Russia
Moscow

U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA): Advises caution within 100 nautical miles (185km) of border

LITHUANIA
POLAND
Dnipro FIR

Donbas
Controlled by pro-Russian separatists 
MH17 shootdown site

Rostov FIR 
GEORGIA
MOLDOVA 
ROMANIA
Odessa FIR
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1 Dnipro FIR: FAA bans U.S. operators from overflying Donbas due to risk from anti-aircraft weapons

2 Odessa FIR: Air traffic control dispute between Russia and Ukraine

3 Simferopol FIR: Risk of receiving conflicting ATC instructions from both Russia and Ukraine

4 Rostov FIR: Operators should not enter due to military activity
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Sources: Conflict Zone & Risk Database, FlightRadar24, Reuters © GRAPHIC NEWS