“By the decision of the National Security and Defense Council, sanctions were applied to 19 legal entities and eight individuals,” the press service of the office of President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said in a statement.

As specified, the list of sanctions included five aircraft, "on which flights were carried out on the Kiev-Moscow route."

“The sanctions have also been applied to the companies that service these aircraft,” they added.

In addition, the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine imposed sanctions on the People's Deputy from the Opposition Platform - For Life Viktor Medvedchuk and his wife for “financing terrorism”.