KIEV, March 11. /TASS/. The Ukrainian border authorities have denied entry to the country for over 1,700 Russian residents since the start of 2019, representative of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine Oleg Slobodyan stated on Monday.

"As for the citizens of Russia, we have turned away over 1,700 [people]," the UNN news agency cites the spokesman. In total, 6,800 foreigners were denied entry to Ukraine since the beginning of 2019, the border guard service informed.

In February, the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine reported that residents of Russia, Turkey and Moldova are most often denied entry to the country.