Türkiye’s planes stranded in Ukraine airport depart for home base

By Zehra Nur Duz

ANKARA (AA) - Two Turkish planes, which were stranded in Ukraine due to the closure of airspace there, have departed for Türkiye.

“Two A400M aircraft of Türkiye, which landed in Ukraine to deliver humanitarian aid and evacuate our citizens, and stranded at Borispol airport due to the closure of the airspace, departed for their home base, Kayseri,” the Turkish National Defense Ministry said on Twitter.

Türkiye, internationally praised for its unique mediator role between Ukraine and Russia, has repeatedly called on Kyiv and Moscow to end the war through negotiations.