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In reply to the discussion: Moscow may seize private US assets in Russia if US seizes frozen reserves, says Putin ally [View all]Warpy
(111,677 posts)but the Russians are doing maintenance on the planes, although not to Boeing standards, they don't have enough parts for that.
Little stuff is going wrong, like LCD screens or overhead lights not working., that's what the passengers are seeing.
Engines aren't falling off yet. Pilots have the last say in whether or not a plane takes off, so if something fails the pre flight safety check, the flight is canceled. That's what is increasing now.
Eventually, some routes will be cancelled completely. Taking the train would be an option, but trains are now military. In addition, locomotives will be the next failure point as most of them were imported and there are no spare parts there, either.
Russia is falling apart but they are doing the most necessary maintenance on things like planes.