The US Department of Commerce will prohibit the maintenance of another 25 aircraft used in Russia

. 25 Airbus airlines Ural Airlines, S7 Airlines, Red Wings, Yamal, North Wind and iFly were subject to restrictions. Total sanctioned by the US Department of Commercethere are almost 200 aircraft of Russian companies and individuals

The US Department of Commerce will add 25 more Airbus aircraft operated by Russian airlines to the list of potential export control violators. This was reported by the ministry to Reuters.

We are talking about A320, A321 and A330 aircraft, the operators of which, according to the agency, are Ural Airlines, S7 Airlines, Red Wings, Yamal, North Wind and iFly. RBC sent a request to these companies.

The ministry justified its decision by violating the export restrictions imposed on Russia.

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Since the end of February, the US Department of Commerce has several times expanded the sanctions list of Russian aircraft that are prohibited from serving abroad as part of export controls. The last time the list included 73 commercial and private aircraft, before that - another 100.

The US and the EU closed the skies for Russian aircraft, imposed restrictions on the export of aviation products to Russia, and demanded that all leased aircraft be returned to lessors.

By March 23, Western companies demanded the return of more than 500 aircraft worth $20 billion. By the end of March, 78 aircraft were under arrest in other countries.

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In response, the Federal Air Transport Agency recommended that Russian airlines not operate flights abroad on foreign leased aircraft, and Russian President Vladimir Putin instructed to transfer foreign-leased aircraft to the Russian register. By June 15, more than 600 aircraft were brought into it.

In early July, the president's special envoy, Sergei Ivanov, said that Russia's stocks of aviation equipment would last for three to four years.