The Ukrainian government has decided to ban flights by Russia's Aeroflot and Transaero air carriers to Ukraine, Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said Friday.
"In accordance with a decision by the National Security and Defense Council, the Ukrainian government is deciding to ban flights by Russian airlines, firstly Aeroflot and Transaero, to Ukraine," Yatsenyuk said in a statement issued by the cabinet's press service.