Eruption of Shiveluch volcano, Russia (image from 2017)

Air travel warning issued after Russian volcano erupts

The Editors, 12.04.2023

Shiveluch volcano erupted at 12.54am local time on Tuesday, with ash clouds shooting high into the sky.

An aviation warning has been triggered following the eruption of Shiveluch volcano on the far eastern Russian peninsula of Kamchatka, vast ash clouds being shot high into the sky with many nearby villages smothered in volcanic dust.