Boeing suspends technical support services to Russian air carriers

Reuters journalist David Shepardson quoted the statement on Twitter

US aircraft maker Boeing has suspended technical support services and deliveries of parts to Russian air carriers, Reuters journalist David Shepardson said on Twitter citing a Boeing statement.

"We are also suspending parts, maintenance and technical support services for Russian airlines," he quoted the statement as saying, Qazet.az reports.

Earlier, Boeing suspended operations of its Kiev office and training center in Skolkovo, near Moscow.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said in a televised address on February 24 that in response to a request by the heads of the Donbass republics he had made a decision to carry out a special military operation in order to protect people "who have been suffering from abuse and genocide by the Kiev regime for eight years." The Russian leader stressed that Moscow had no plans of occupying Ukrainian territories.

When clarifying the developments unfolding, the Russian Defense Ministry reassured that Russian troops are not targeting Ukrainian cities, but are limited to surgically striking and incapacitating Ukrainian military infrastructure