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In the Crimea on the Russian-Ukrainian border began scheduled maintenance checkpoints. In the border Department of the FSB of Russia stated that it would increase traffic congestion and advise drivers to plan ahead for the route. The Agency reports “the Russian newspaper”.
“Due to renovations, and as a result, occurrence of queues encourage citizens crossing the state border in road transport, plan your route from 5 to 20 August 2017 mainly through vehicle checkpoints “Dzhankoy and Perekop”, as from 20 August to 15 September 2017 – through the checkpoint “Dzhankoi” and “Armenian”, – said the Agency.
To reconstruct the points began to increase the capacities of vehicles and pedestrians at the entrance to the Crimea. In July, the number of people willing to get to the Peninsula from Ukraine has greatly increased. July 17, motorists were forced to stand at the Ukrainian-Russian border ten hours. Crimean authorities accused the Ukrainian authorities in the “travel blockade” of the Peninsula. Crimea became part of Russia following a referendum in March 2014.