The Ukrainian border service began to additionally check Russians and Belarusians at the entrance to the country, RBC-Ukraine reports.

“There is no direct legal ban. This is a reasonable measure to preventry of let's say "undesirable persons," the source said.

According to him, the border guards pay special attention to the citizens of Russia and Belarus aged 18-60, actively checking the purpose of their visit to Ukraine.

Andriy Demchenko, a spokesman for the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine, said that no one had issued an order to ban Russian citizens from entering the country.

Earlier, Strana.ua, citing social networks, reported that the Russians were denied entry to the territory of Ukraine.

It is reported that when denied entry, Ukrainian border guards refer to the order of their superiors, which was received on February 12 at about 13:00. It is clarified that only those who have a certificate of death of a close relative are allowed in.

However, there is still no official information about the introduction of a complete ban on entry to Ukraine for Russians - however, in 2021, cases of denied entry doubled compared to previous years.

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