State Border Guard Service informs about the situation at the checkpoints of the western border

During the day of April18, the western borders of Ukraine with the EU and Moldova were crossed by 56,000 people and over 12,000 vehicles. The flow of passengers remains stable. 

The previous day, over 30,000 people left Ukraine. More than 19,000 of them crossed the border with Poland, the rest followed to other countries of the EU and Moldova.

Approximately 26,000 people came to Ukraine the previous day, 23,000 of them are Ukrainians. Over 300 lorries with humanitarian aid were registered. 

REMINDING, loading of checkpoints for border crossing to the EU and Moldova (in Chernivtsi region) can be followed on Facebook page of the Western Regional Directorate of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine – the Western Border. The data are renewed every three hours. 

PAY ATTENTION, passing of persons through the state border is performed by authorized officials of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine in accordance with valid passport or other documents provided by the legislation and international treaties. 

EMPHASIZING, permit to pass for adult citizens of Ukraine is performed in accordance with passports for traveling abroad according to the Order No. 57 of the Cabinet of Ministers as of 27.01.1995 https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/57-95-%D0%BF#Text

IMPORTANT: due to the situation within the territory of Ukraine during marital law, when citizens of Ukraine are not able to register passport of the citizen of Ukraine for travelling abroad quickly and timely, possibility to cross the border according to internal passports is prolonged.