Tears of tears welling up in the eyes: Adult despair and children’s crying can be seen on the border with Ukraine – Topky

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Ukraine, and indeed the whole world, woke up on Thursday into the war that Russia started. Bombing, shooting or other types of aggression can be heard practically all over the country. For the people of Ukraine, this meant only one thing – trying to get to the safety to the west, which, however, meant that they had to leave their homes. Extensive columns have formed on the Slovak-Ukrainian border. According to the Financial Report, the afternoon waiting times at the border crossings were 6 to 8 hours for passenger transport, in the case of pedestrians it was about an hour and a half.

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The Ministry of the Interior has declared that entry into Slovakia will be enabled “all persons fleeing this war. Entry into the territory of the Slovak Republic will be allowed, after individual assessment, also 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. “

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The government has set aside up to 1,500 troops at the border, who will help control and protect the state border on a daily basis in connection with the security situation in Ukraine. The measure is to apply until 31 December 2022. “Members of the Armed Forces of the Slovak Republic will be deployed to the patrols together with members of the Police Force at the border crossings on the external border with Ukraine, perform border surveillance on the so-called green border with Ukraine and perform other tasks, especially in connection with possible arrival. large number of refugees in Slovakia, ” specified by the Ministries of Defense and Interior of the Slovak Republic in the submitted material.

According to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, thousands of Ukrainians have fled from the morning to neighboring countries, mainly Moldova and Romania. At the same time, he estimated that on the first day of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, a total of about 100,000 Ukrainians had fled their homes, Reuters reports.

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The Ukrainian capital Kiev announced an air raid this morning.
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Stories that freeze

Police said on Thursday night what it looked like at the border. As they said, among those fleeing the war is a single woman with a month-old baby, whom the customs officers arrived at the customs in Ubli. “This is a consequence of Vladimir Putin’s Slavic reciprocity. The mother was equipped with priority and was approached by police at the station during the documentary check. The Red Cross will help.” said police on the social network. They added that whole families with children are crossing the border. The problem, however, is that martial law is declared in Ukraine, which means that men between the ages of 18 and 60 are not allowed to leave the country due to mobilization. Women and children or older men can for now. The decree on mobilization was signed by President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday night.

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“The situation on the eastern border with Ukraine is calm, we do not have any waiting times at the moment. Ukraine has announced mobilization, so there are no men aged 18-60. We do not have large columns on the Ukrainian side. We ask everyone not to spread unverified information and We will keep you informed of the real situation at the borders, whatever it may be. ” said the cops.

The Vyšné Nemecké border crossing has also been opened for pedestrians, and Veľké Slemence has been operating continuously since the new one. Agnesa Kopernická, a spokeswoman for the Border and Alien Police Directorate (RHCP), confirmed this, saying that she was handling passengers on an ongoing basis. At the Ubľa border crossing, the waiting times for entry to Slovakia are currently six hours. “Due to the situation, the Vyšné Nemecké border crossing is also open to pedestrians, which we equip. The Veľké Slemence border crossing, which is intended only for pedestrians, is open 24 hours a day from Friday until further notice, ” she said.

Visit of Minister Naďa

Minister of Defense Jaroslav Naď (OĽANO) will visit the Vyšné Nemecké border crossing on Friday, through which war refugees from Ukraine pass. Martina Kovaľ Kakaščíková, a spokeswoman for the Ministry of Defense of the Slovak Republic, informed about it. The Slovak-Ukrainian border, the Vyšné Nemecké crossing, will also be visited by Prime Minister Eduard Heger (OĽANO). “Members of the Armed Forces of the Slovak Republic are deployed on the spot to perform assistance tasks for the benefit of the Police Force in order to speed up the processes necessary for crossing the border,” said Kovaľ Kakaščíková.

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