The governor of the Pskov region, Mikhail Vedernikov, for the first time commented on the queues at the borders with Latvia and Estonia, where Ukrainian refugees have been standing for several days.
“The situation is not easy. Among those who leave, there are many citizens of Ukraine. The flow is large, people are different: there are those who are trying to withdraw the currency in excess of the legal norms, antiques, art, prohibited goods. There are also citizens of Russia of military age. For obvious reasons, everyone passes the appropriate checks, and the neighbors are in no hurry to skip them,” he wrote. publish-context-cite__image» alt=»1″ />Due West. In a few days, queues at the borders with the EU have only increased — Ukrainian refugees have been trying to get out of Russia for days
Vedernikov noted that the border guards, the Ministry of Emergency Situations and local administrations «have already done everything necessary» — they strengthened shifts, deployed mobile conscription points, “provided sanitary conditions.”
Vedernikov said that heating points and tents would be set up at the border to protect against rain.
Mediazona told how Ukrainians stand in long queues at western borders of Russia in an attempt to travel to Europe. After waiting in line, they face many hours of interrogation by the FSB. Volunteers told Mediazone that the authorities of the Pskov region prevented them from organizing themselves and did not help those who stood at the borders without food and warm clothes.