The document amends the previous No. 39 presidential order dated February 5, 2016, which said that Ukraine's airspace shall be split into three military air zones and one separate military air district, which were the area of responsibility of the West, South and Center air commands.
The new wording of Clause 5 of the new order states as follows: "The airspace over Ukraine shall be divided into four military air zones and a separate military air district whose boundaries are conventional vertical surfaces extending along the Ukrainian border line on land, sea, rivers, lakes and other bodies of water and in straight lines between certain geographical locations based on the airspace over the temporarily occupied areas of Ukraine."
It also says that the military air zones are the area of responsibility of the West, Center, East and South air commands.
In addition, the order specifies the coordinates of the four military air zones.
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