Ukraine
Hi,
I am a Polish C182 pilot flying quite a lot over Europe (just returned from Bari to Warsaw with LHPP refuel stop, has already been this year in Ostende, Bolzano, Vilnius and some other places),
I do all my flying within Europe with my Cessna if only possible (I can fly IFR up to FL 200)
I have never been to Ukraine with my plain, do not plan to be any soon.
I talked with number of Polish people who flew to Ukraine on private GA flights - and this has always been very very difficult and expensive,
For VFR you will require Ukrainian CA approvals, you need to land on international airport first (of course Odessa is), fees are horrendous (some guy paid EUR 500 for fees including 3 day parking), fuel is poor quality if any and expensive, you better speak Ukrainian or Russian,
in general - I strongly recommend you to go with commercial airline to Ukraine unless you really look for adventure and want to spend a lots of money,
kind regards,
Greg