Over 3,000 Russians denied entry in Ukraine this year

Almost 3,300 Russian citizens have been unable to enter the territory of Ukraine since the beginning of 2019, Ukrainian State Border Guard Service official Oleh Slobodian said.

“Almost 3,300 citizens of the Russian Federation have been denied entry since the beginning of the year,” he told Interfax-Ukraine on May 13.

Among the main reasons for the denial was people’s inability to confirm the purpose of their visits, violations of the Ukrainian legislation in the context of visits to Crimea, and also overstays of time on the territory of Ukraine in previous trips, Slobodian said.

Almost 16,900 foreigners were denied entry in Ukraine in 2019, he said.

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