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Dec 12, 2023 (newstodate): Russia's war on Ukraine has taken a heavy toll on the country's airlines.
   Speaking to the Russian media RBC, the country's Minister of Transport said that Russia has lost 76 commercial aircraft due to sanctions imposed by the western countries.
   -We were unexpectedly taken by surprise by the decision to take away the planes; in total, we lost 76 passenger aircraft that were in technical storage, serviced abroad, or about to operate some flights. They simply arrested them, the minister said.
   According to the Minister, there are now only 1,302 civil aircraft in Russia, 1,167 of which are passenger aircraft.