Russian Aviation Accidents Skyrocketed after Sanctions were Imposed, Prompting Moscow to Stop Reporting Them, Experts Say

Paul Goble

            Staunton, Jan. 4 – A year ago, Russian aviation experts warned that their country was at risk of what they referred to as “the Iranian scenario” in which Moscow’s inability to obtain necessary parts would lead to accidents and the reduction in the size and frequency of flights inside the Russian Federation.

            Their predictions have been more than confirmed, with the number of plane crashes inside Russia now up by more than three times from what it was in 2021. But the situation is almost certainly worse because Russian officials have responded by casting a veil of secrecy over accidents whenever than can (sibreal.org/a/samoe-strashnoe---oni-nachali-skryvat-fakty-rezkiy-rost-chisla-aviaintsidentov-v-rossii/32750912.html).

            As a result, the situation is likely to continue to deteriorate; and Russia which now ranks among the last four of 193 countries in terms of airline security is set to fall still further, perhaps to the very bottom, behind even Bhutan, the Congo, and Liberia, countries that have long ranked near there.