THE FIRST NIGHT OF RUSSIA’S CLOSING SKIES HAS BEGUN
Ukrainian long-range drones are reportedly making their way across Russian and Russian-occupied territory as we speak—the first night following President Zelenskyy’s warning that Moscow’s war is beginning to close Russia’s own skies.
The circulating map shows several broad corridors. Northern waves appear to be moving across the Bryansk and Kursk border regions toward the Oryol direction. Another concentration is reported around Belgorod, with routes extending toward the wider Voronezh region.
Farther south, large numbers appear to be crossing occupied territory and the Sea of Azov toward the Rostov region, while additional attack and jet-powered drones are shown moving toward occupied Crimea.
These arrows are approximate and do not reveal the drones’ final destinations. Ukrainian aircraft frequently change direction, follow indirect routes and use multiple waves to complicate Russian tracking and draw air defenses away from primary targets.


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