Russia's war has so far killed 498 soldiers

Russia's war has so far killed 498 soldiers. According to the French news agency AFP, for the first time since President Vladimir Putin started the war in Ukraine last week, Russia has announced the number of its soldiers killed.

                                                Russia's war has so far killed 498 soldiers

Russia's Defense Ministry spokesman Konashenkov said in a statement on state television on Wednesday that "498 soldiers have been killed and 1,597 wounded in the war in Ukraine."

Russia's Defense Ministry says more than 2,870 Ukrainian soldiers and "nationalists" have been killed and at least 3,700 wounded in the fighting.

The figures released by the Russian Defense Ministry could not be independently verified and there was no immediate reaction from Ukraine.

How can the Russia-Ukraine war affect the aviation industry?

This year was expected to be a year of recovery for the travel industry following the easing of travel restrictions following the Corona epidemic, but this may change again after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

According to the American news channel CNN, tour operators are once again seeing the cancellation of flights, closure of airspace, and clouds of uncertainty hovering over international travel.

 

Thirty countries have closed their airspace to Russia, and Russia is responding.

Russia's aviation authority has announced that it will close its airspace to 37 countries. Airspace is also closed in parts of Moldova, Ukraine, and Belarus. This means cancellation of flights and change of routes.

Rising oil prices increase travel costs:

Crude rose to 110 110 a barrel on Wednesday as investors feared a cut in oil supplies from Russia. Such an increase in oil prices could make travel more expensive. In case of a change of route, the oil will cost more and passengers will have to pay this price.

Europe's largest airline, Lufthansa, has said that changing routes to Asia would cost 10 1 million a month. The airline's chief financial officer said: "As oil prices rise, so will ticket prices. If travel costs rise, demand will fall and this is bad news for the travel industry." Corona was already trying to recover from the outbreak.

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