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Turchynov: Ukrainian military complete blocking of country’s eastern borders

Russian border guards are reporting facts of border violation by Ukrainian armed forces
Ukrainian soldiers (archive) ITAR-TASS/Mikhail Pochuyev
Ukrainian soldiers (archive)
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Violation of the Russian border by Ukrainian servicemen

Russia’s envoy to OSCE Andrei Kelin stated on Friday at the organization’s session that Russian border guards were reporting facts of violation of the state border by Ukrainian armed forces.

“If the Ukrainian side continues violating the state border regime, all the necessary measures will be taken to tightly suppress such instances,” Russia’s OSCE envoy said.

 

On martial law in Donetsk and Luhansk regions of Ukraine

The Ukrainian Security Council also considers the option of introducing martial law in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions. “This issue is being considered. However, I stress that we will first do everything possible to offer the armed party that applies weapons against Ukrainian citizens and the state of Ukraine to lay down arms and leave Ukraine,” Parubiy emphasized.

June 17, Ukrainian lawmakers stated that the parliament will vote for the draft resolution on introducing martial law and cancelling visa-free regime with Russia after the president’s consultations with the leaders of parliamentary factions.