Airspace over Kapustiny Yar has been closed due to ballistic missile launches along the Dnipro River.

The airspace in the vicinity of the settlement of Kapustin Yar in Russia has been closed. This area houses a testing range from which a medium-range ballistic missile (with a range of 5000 km or more) was launched towards Dnipro on November 21.

This information was disseminated through Russian Telegram channels, which predictably began to link it to preparations for another ICBM launch. The relevant notice to aviation personnel (NOTAM) can be found on the website of the Federal Aviation Administration of the United States.

NOTAM No. 1506/24 states that the airspace will be completely closed to flights from November 27 to November 30, with restrictions in effect from 4:00 AM to 8:00 PM Western European Time (UTC).

The airspace will be restricted in two zones, as shown in the map below.

Some media outlets have already begun to associate this with the likelihood of new ballistic missile launches. However, experts recommend monitoring the behavior of the embassies of allied countries in this situation. For instance, military expert Vladislav Seleznev provided such advice in a comment to 24 Channel.

It's worth noting that NOTAMs are not unusual in the realm of civil aviation. For example, over 30 such notices were issued for the Rostov flight information region (URRV), where Kapustin Yar is located, just on November 26.

As previously reported, on November 21, Russia struck Dnipro with an intercontinental ballistic missile. Initially, it was mentioned that the missile was the RS-26 "Rubezh", but on the same day, Putin announced that a new medium-range missile "Oreshnik" was used in a non-nuclear configuration.

According to Ukrainian sources, the missile was equipped with a training warhead.