Sri Lanka has intercepted a Russian plane with its occupants

//International News Desk//

A Russian passenger plane has been intercepted in Colombo, the capital of Sri Lanka. The plane had about 200 passengers on board.

The plane was scheduled to leave Colombo on Thursday. News from the BBC.

An official at Colombo’s Bandaranaike International Airport said the plane was intercepted at the behest of a Colombo commercial court just before leaving the airport, according to an AFP report.

The aircraft stranded in Sri Lanka belongs to Aeroflot. It is the largest airline in Russia. Aeroflot shut down all international flights last March in the face of sanctions following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. However, the company resumed flights to Colombo in April.

It is unknown at this time what he will do after leaving the post. All the passengers and crew of the plane have been taken to the hotel, said the Bandarnayak Airport Authority.

Russia, meanwhile, has stepped up attacks in eastern Ukraine. In the region, Russian forces are continuing their efforts to expand and consolidate their position in the town of Severodonetsk. They are getting closer to the big victory claim in their military campaign in Donbas area.

Fighting is now raging on the streets of the eastern city of Severodonetsk, said Serhi Haidai, governor of the Luhansk region. However, Russian forces occupied 80 percent of the city. “Our resistance has been successful on some roads,” he said.