Ukraine banned Russian men aged between 16 and 60 years old from passing checkpoints into the country, President Petro Poroshenko said Friday.
The measures were introduced after Ukraine implemented martial law earlier this week in response to an incident in which Russian forces opened fire on three Ukrainian naval ships off the coast of annexed Crimea. They are aimed at preventing a Russian land invasion, according to the president.
The Ukrainian border service has “switched to the first level of full combat readiness,” its head Petro Tsygykal told the president, according to a statement.
“Reinforced control measures are being implemented” at checkpoints, Tsygykal …read more
Source: European Voice
