Passport control at Boryspil airport. File photoRIGA, Jan 22 The Latvian airline airBaltic has decided to suspend night flights to and from Ukraine until the end of February 2022, a message posted on the carrier's website states. «The safety of passengers and employees is airBaltic's top priority, which is why a decision was made to suspend night flights to and from Ukraine until the end of February,» the message said.Air France canceled flights to and from KievThe airline will continue to operate flights from Kiev to both Riga and Vilnius. «The company is ready to adjust its flight schedule as necessary,» the statement said. as well as two flights between Odessa and Riga. The airline will contact the passengers of these flights and offer them to reschedule the booking. On Monday, after an extraordinary large meeting of the Security Council, Russian President Vladimir Putin addressed the citizens of the Russian Federation and said that he considers it necessary to make a decision to immediately recognize the sovereignty of the LPR and DPR, since those who embarked on the path of bloodshed , violence and lawlessness, did not recognize and do not recognize any other solution to the conflict in the Donbass, except for the military one. Immediately after the appeal, the president in the Kremlin signed decrees on the recognition of the LPR and the DPR. The situation in the Donbass has escalated in recent days, the DPR and LPR announced a lot of shelling by Ukrainian security forces. The leadership of the DPR and LPR announced the temporary evacuation of citizens to the Rostov region in connection with the threat of Ukraine's invasion. It primarily concerns women, children and the elderly. As stated by the head of the DPR Denis Pushilin, President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky will soon order the military to launch an offensive in the Donbass, to implement a plan to invade the DPR and LPR. On Saturday, February 19, the leaders of the DPR and LPR signed decrees on general mobilization. Buimova
