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"Only Poland's air defense": Sadovy called the recovery of airline in Ukraine real (video)

Andriy Sadovyi, the mayor of Lviv, stressed that no airline will start operating unless it is guaranteed to cover insurance risks, the relevant funds should start at least a billion dollars. There is little need to be replaced by air defense systems on the Polish side to restore the airline. This was stated by Andriy Sadovy, Mayor of Lviv, in an interview with the Ukrainian Voice of America Service. He responded to the likelihood that airplane in Ukraine would be restored in 2024.

From the security point of view, the official called this question quite sensitive. The garden hinted that the main aspect remains the protection of airspace against Russian attacks. At the same time, he called such an initiative real. "To do this, of course, it is necessary to shift the air defense systems from the Polish side to the Ukrainian territory. There is a few - 70 km, put a series," the mayor said.

The official emphasized that important steps in this direction are in the international arena. "I believe that this year the world-Ukraine aviation connection will be restored," the mayor added. Andriy Sadovy also commented on the creation of the right conditions for the opening of the Lviv Airport. He said the approach should be complex. According to him, the intensification of air defense will close the area within 70-100 kilometers.

He stressed that no airline will start operating unless it is guaranteed to cover insurance risks. "The appropriate insurance funds are needed - you need to start at least a billion dollars," he added. On December 19, 2023, a passenger aircraft flew from Boryspil Airport. The press service of the airport told that since the beginning of the full -scale war, this is the fourth bending of a vessel from Kyiv region.

The plane headed for the French airport of Tarb-Lurd Pirenei, which operates as a base for maintenance and long-term storage of airliners. The airline in Ukraine, as stated by NSDC Secretary Alexei Danilov on December 20, can be restored next year, but there are several key issues to be resolved. To do this, you need to resolve issues with airport protection, insurance and companies that will fly.