Ukraine is banning Russian airlines, including Aeroflot, from flying to Ukraine, Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk said on Friday, September 25, Reuters reports.

"In accordance with a decision by the Security Council, the government of Ukraine is adopting a decision to ban flights by Russian companies, primarily Aeroflot and Transaero, to Ukraine," a statement on the government's website quoted him as saying.

"Russian planes with the Russian tricolor have no business in Ukrainian airports," Yatseniuk said.