There are no direct flights from Novosibirsk to Kyiv. Going through Moscow costs 15 per person round trip. So, I need to spend 30 just on the trip, plus accommodation, food, and a cultural program for my wife while I'm hanging out at the club. In total, I need about 50. It's not ideal; it's cheaper to go to Egypt/Turkey. :-)

I would go to Michurinsk alone, even by train. It would be better to compensate my wife for the price difference in the ticket :D. But she definitely won't agree, and I don't want to leave her behind. She still reminds me of when I went to St. Petersburg alone and didn't take her. She really wants to go somewhere herself!

Deep Mike, I think he'll respond himself, but as far as I remember from the conversations in Barnaul, the probability of him showing up in Michurinsk is not very high, let alone Kyiv.