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"World Cup Russia 2018"'s security: aircraft overflights on host cities are prohibited

Sky and earth will be militarily controlled: over 50 No fly zone

Security measures foreseen for the "2018 World Cup" in Russia will be very severe and they will last until the end of the event, on July 15th. During the twenty-first edition of the World Soccer Championship, there will be 64 matches in twelve locations in eleven Russian cities: St. Petersburg, Moscow, Nizhny Novgorod, Kaliningrad, Kazan, Saransk, Samara, Ekaterinburg, Volgograd, Rostov and Sochi.Ready...

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OccurrencesWorld Cup Russia 2018: fear on the Saudi football players' plane

Burning engine, flames from a wing

The plane on which yesterday the Saudi National Team was travelling to Rostov for the next World Cup match (see AVIONEWS article connected) against Urugyay had a malfunction in one of the engines while... more

Report"Fifa World Cup Russia 2018": Black Sea Fleet will defend Sochi

Ships to neutralize planes, helicopters and naval units if necessary

According to the Russian newspaper "Izvestija" quoting sources from the Russian Navy, the Black Sea Fleet will intervene to defend the city of Sochi during the "FIfa World Cup Russia 2018" (June 14th-July... more

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