Russia closes 20 border crossings with Ukraine starting August 1
Russia to close 20 border crossings with Ukraine (photo: Getty Images)
The Russian government has ordered the official closure of 20 border crossing points with Ukraine starting August 1, according to TASS.
The document was signed by Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin.
"Starting August 1, 2025, border crossing points established under the agreement between the government of Russia and the government of Ukraine on border crossings between Russia and Ukraine dated February 8, 1995, shall be closed, as listed in the annex," the document states.
The list includes 13 road checkpoints and 7 railway crossings. Among them are crossing points located in the parts of Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia regions that are temporarily occupied by Russia.
For reference, at the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022, Ukraine closed all crossing points on its borders with Russia and Belarus. However, Ukrainian citizens have continued to be allowed to return home from those countries without restrictions.
