Customs officers evacuated twice amid shooting in Ukraine

Russia August 07, 2014, 11:29

ROSTOV-ON-DON, August 07. /ITAR-TASS/. Customs officers at Novoshakhtinsk checkpoint in Russia’s Rostov Region were evacuated twice during the day due to shooting in Ukraine, southern customs service’s press officer Rayan Farukshin said on Thursday.

Customs officers were evacuated twice for half an hour on Wednesday. Customs post infrastructure remained intact, said Farukshin.

After almost one-month break traffic was renewed through the Ukrainian checkpoint Chervonopartisan, he added. Nine cars passed the adjacent Russian post Gukovo during the day.

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