MOSCOW, Feb 24, 2022 (BSS/AFP) - Flights from cities in southern Russia
near Ukraine were cancelled Thursday after President Vladimir Putin announced
his army had begun a military operation in the country.

   Flights from 11 airports in southern Russia and one airport in Moscow-
annexed Crimea were cancelled, Russia's main aviation authority Rosaviatsia
said in a statement.

   These include large cities such as Sochi, Krasnodar and Anapa. It said the
restrictions will be in place until March 2.

   "The aviation authorities of Russia strongly recommend that passengers on
the next flights and those who meet them do not go to the airport," the
statement read.