Ukraine International Airlines Information and Service Center. File photoMOSCOW, Mar 29Ukraine International Airlines has extended the suspension of regular and charter flights from and to the country until the end of May, the company's press service said.»Ukraine International Airlines, taking into account the current military-political situation, prolongs the suspension of regular and charter flights from/to Ukraine until 23.59 (coincides with Moscow time) on May 31, 2022, Kyiv time,» the message on the airline's website reads.
Lufthansa suspended flights to UkraineRussia launched a military operation in Ukraine on February 24. President Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to abuse and genocide by the Kiev regime for eight years.» To this end, according to him, it is planned to carry out «demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine» bloody crimes against civilians» of Donbass. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the Armed Forces strike only at military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops and, on March 25, they completed the main tasks of the first stage — they significantly reduced the combat potential of Ukraine. The main goal in the Russian military department was called the liberation of Donbass.
