DRAMATIC situation on the border with Ukraine: Extensive columns! Customs officers are waiting for instructions, they are freezing from the footage – Topky.sk

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on Thursday that he had decided to conduct a special military operation in the eastern part of Ukraine. Putin called on Ukrainian troops to lay down their arms and return home. The Russian president has also warned other countries that any attempt to interfere in Russia’s actions will have consequences.

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Russian ground forces began entering Ukraine on Thursday, the AFP agency reported, referring to the Ukrainian border guard. According to her, Russian ground forces have moved to Ukraine from several directions. Russian tanks and other heavy equipment crossed the border in several northern regions and in the south of the Ukrainian Crimean peninsula, which Moscow annexed in 2014. Meanwhile, Moscow has announced the closure of shipping in the Azov Sea between Ukraine and Russia.

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For the war, many Ukrainians decided to leave their homes and went to safety. Many of them are currently heading to Slovakia. However, large columns have been forming on the Slovak-Ukrainian border since the morning. According to the portal Financial reports is currently 12:40 at the border crossing Vyšné Nemecké waiting time to enter Slovakia 300 minutes, ie five hours. The deadlines for freight transport are even higher, namely 260 minutes. Videos from Uzhhorod appear on social networks, where you can see a huge column of cars waiting at the border.

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On the contrary, in Ubli, the waiting time at the border is 360 minutes, ie 6 hours, and for pedestrians an hour and a half. However, real waiting times can be much higher. According to TV Awning it is not yet clear how the customs officers will proceed and wait for further instructions. However, according to the police, the Security Council of Slovakia, which has been meeting since the early morning, is also dealing with the situation on the eastern borders.

Huge columns are also forming from the capital Kiev, from where frightened residents are fleeing. To the west, huge columns are also forming. There is also an onslaught at gas stations.

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The Slovak Railway Company has already responded to the situation in Ukraine, stopping all passenger trains in the direction of Ukraine until further notice. The reason is an extraordinary event of the conflict on Ukrainian territory. They informed about it on the social network. Flights for passengers on the Bratislava – Kiev route are suspended, informs Bratislava Airport. He notes that Ukraine has closed its airspace. Irish Ryanair and Hungarian Wizz Air fly from Bratislava to Kiev.

According to the Ministry of the Interior, in connection with the war in Ukraine, all border crossings on the border with Ukraine are in operation, except for the railway border crossing Čierna nad Tisou-Čop. “Here passenger traffic has been stopped. Entry will be granted to all persons fleeing this war. Entry into the territory of the Slovak Republic will be made possible after individual assessment also to persons who will not have a valid travel document (biometric passport). The border police shall make every effort to eliminate any border columns by deploying their personnel and technical resources. ” clarified.

As they subsequently added, the police force is doing everything in its power to ensure normal operation at the border crossings with Ukraine, while movement at the border is said to be no different from normal days at the end of the week. “The Border and Alien Police Office of the Presidium of the Police Force and the Financial Administration monitor the situation and do everything to ensure that traffic is smooth.” warned.

The Slovak Academic Information Agency has recommended to all Slovak citizens who are currently present “during a study, research or lecture stay abroad (currently mainly in Ukraine and the Russian Federation, but not only there) in order to register on the website as soon as possible in their own interest Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Affairs of the Slovak Republicso that they can, if necessary, be contacted by the responsible authorities and, if necessary, be assisted by the representative authorities’.

The Ministry of Education informed that there have been 6 Slovak teachers in Ukraine to date, of which 5 are in primary schools and one is a university lecturer. “Two were already in Slovakia, three teachers crossed the border into Slovakia a short time ago and one teacher is still considering his stay in Ukraine. The crisis staff of the Ministry of Education in cooperation with the crisis staff of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs conflict in Ukraine, 3 Slovak teachers, who were in Uzhhorod, returned to Slovakia today, “ clarified.

City of Nitra informed on the social network that it is ready to help Ukrainians fleeing the conflict, if necessary, by providing accommodation or other material support or spiritual assistance. “No one can replace a lost home, but if necessary, we will try to provide a friendly refuge in the victims of the war in Nitra. As a symbolic expression of support, we have decided to raise the flag of the Republic of Ukraine in Nitra. Peace of Ukraine!” written by city officials.