Ukraine refused to enter 200 to Russians per day

Over the past evening on April 7, 200 Russians who were about to get to Ukraine could not do this: the border guards refused them at the entrance. This was reported by the State Border Service on their website. In total, almost 45 thousand people crossed the border during this time.

“Within the framework of the border operation“ Border ”, about a thousand border outfits are involved in the service daily on this site, which operate on three border protection boundaries. The zones of special attention and increased control are also defined, ” the report said .

Those citizens of Russia who were denied the entrance could participate in “extremist activity”, Ukrainian border guards believe.

“In case of trying to destabilize the situation in the border regions, and in particular at the checkpoints, decisive measures will be taken to bring the perpetrators to administrative and criminal liability,” they promise.

In recent days in the east of Ukraine it is restless. So, on Monday, April 7, supporters of the federalization of Ukraine captured the building of the city administration of Donetsk and replaced the flag of the Donetsk region with the flag of the Donetsk People’s Republic on it. Protesters said that on May 11 a referendum will be held in the region, which determines the status of the Donetsk region. On April 8, the Verkhovna Rada will consider the bill on the strengthening of criminal liability for separatism and other crimes against the state.

Since April 7, the rules of stay in Ukraine for citizens of Russia have changed . Now we can temporarily be in Ukraine for no more than 90 days for 180 days from the date of the first entry. Such measures were a response to similar restrictions adopted by the Russian side.

On April 2, he was detained at Odessa Airport and deported to Russia a correspondent of the program “Week with Marianna Maximovskaya”, which goes to Ren-TV, Roman Super. Later, the deportation was explained by a violation of the rules of stay in Ukraine.