OREANDA-NEWS  The main Center of the Unified Air Traffic Management System (under the jurisdiction of the Federal Air Transport Agency), on the recommendation of the Ministry of Defense, restricted flights of light and ultralight aircraft at an altitude of up to 5.2 kilometers in a number of regions of Central Russia, the Federal Air Transport Agency reported.

"According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the Main Center of the Unified ATM System has established a temporary regime restricting flights in the altitude range from the ground to 5,200 meters of light and ultralight aircraft and civilian unmanned aircraft, with the exception of state and experimental aircraft," the statement said.