Wrong checkpoint

Channel One showed the Polish border of Ukraine, talking about migrants to Russia

Author: Mark Gutman

Channel One used footage of traffic jams on the Polish border of Ukraine in a report that more and more Ukrainians were arriving in the southern Russian regions.

The three-second frame was noticed by Ukrainian blogger Alexander Shchapov, after which the picture instantly spread across social networks.

The Shegini checkpoint shown in the report is located on the border with Poland, 80 kilometers from Lviv. The TV channel also reported that over the past two weeks more than 140 thousand Ukrainians have come to Russia.

The Ross channel reported that more and more Ukrainians are traveling to the Russian southern regions. Shegini on the border of Ukraine with Poland. pic.twitter.com/hHz1c3uaW3

— EUROMAIDAN (@euromaidan) March 2, 2014

And this is what tens of thousands of Ukrainians fleeing to Russia look like. pic.twitter.com/YZBWv5rKYW

— EUROMAIDAN (@euromaidan) March 2, 2014

Border points

TJournal's editors selectively reviewed references to border crossings with Ukraine (many of them have webcams installed ), but could not identify any serious congestion.

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