On 24 February 2022, the U.S. Embassy in Moscow issued a Security Alert regarding airport closures, which reads in part as follows: “There are reports of Russian attacks on targets in several Ukrainian cities, including Kyiv. As part of its military invasion of Ukraine, the government of Russia imposed airspace restrictions and closed a number of Russian commercial airports until at least March 2. Additional airport closures and restrictions to Russian airspace may occur with little or no notice. Airports currently closed include:

  • Rostov-on-Don (Platov)
  • Krasnodar (Pashkovsky)
  • Anapa (Vityazevo)
  • Gelendzhik
  • Elista
  • Stavropol
  • Belgorod
  • Bryansk
  • Oryol
  • Kursk
  • Voronezh
  • Volgograd
  • Astrakhan”