Sri Lanka, July 28 -- Russian airline Aeroflot cancelled dozens of flights on Monday after what it called a failure in its information systems.

The national carrier did not provide further details about the cause of the problem or how long it would take to resolve.

Since Russia launched the war in Ukraine in February 2022, travellers in Russia have become accustomed to flight disruptions. However, those delays have usually been caused by temporary airport closures after drone attacks.

Aeroflot said that "specialists are currently working to minimize the impact on the flight schedule and to restore normal service operations".

On Telegram, it listed more than 40 cancelled flights to destinations across Russia, as well as to the Belarusi...