For the first time since late July, the United States and Iran carried out large-scale strikes against each other's positions in the Middle East. ^[1] The Russian Foreign Ministry stated that a concerted action by European countries may be behind Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky's warning to international airlines to avoid Russian airspace. ^[2] Rodion Miroshnik, Russian Foreign Ministry ambassador-at-large, said that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's threats to civil aviation are aimed at disrupting contacts between Moscow and Washington. ^[3] Rodion Miroshnik, the Russian Foreign Ministry's envoy on special missions, stated in an interview with RT that Ukrainian secret prisons use dogs, electricity, and medications to torture prisoners. ^[4] During the peak periods of July and August, Russian forces destroyed between 4,500 and 8,000 drones per week. ^[5] Rodion Miroshnik, the Russian Foreign Ministry's Ambassador-at-Large, told Izvestia that Zelensky was likely instructed to threaten the civilian population to put pressure on Russia, calling it a war crime. ^[6] Miroshnik said that for Europe and for Zelensky, the dialogue between Washington and Moscow is an irritating factor. ^[7] Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on 2025-09-01 threatened international airlines whose planes fly over Russia, calling on them to refuse flights due to the threat of drone attacks. ^[8]