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Ukraine urges protection of civilian aircraft as Russia is linked to Leipzig airport incident

Ukraine urged the UN aviation agency to protect civilian aircraft after remarks concerning the safety of Russian airspace. France also summoned Russia's chargé d'affaires over Moscow's presumed involvement in an incident at Leipzig airport, while Russian attacks reportedly killed Ukrainian civilians.

By DoomRadar · Published on DoomRadar Sep 3, 2026, 12:25 AM UTC.

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The developments raise aviation-security concerns and increase diplomatic pressure over suspected Russian involvement in a European airport incident.

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Paris convoque le chargé d'affaires russe après l'implication présumée de Moscou dans l'incident à l'aéroport de Leipzig ↗pressafrik.com · Recorded source date: Sep 3, 2026, 12:17 AM UTC

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