BBC: Ban due on direct flights between Russia and UkraineBy BBC. Published Oct. 24, 2015 at 9:06 am Planes parked at Kyiv Boryspil International Airport \u2013 Ukraine's busiest airport handling over 8 million passengers per year. Photo by Kyiv Boryspil International AirportDirect flights between Ukraine and Russia will stop on Oct. 25, as new sanctions initiated by Kiev come into effect.Read more here