Occupiers closed the only safe border crossing point into Ukraine

From 23 July to the present day, the humanitarian corridor Kolotylivka RF - Pokrovka stopped allowing people to pass through. The movement was banned by the Russian side without explanation," the Svoi. Situ."

It was through this checkpoint that Ukrainians could return from the temporarily occupied territories of Russia to Ukraine. This humanitarian corridor was relatively safe and much cheaper than travelling through the EU countries.

Every day about 150 people returned to Ukraine through this corridor. In order to cross the border, it was only necessary to pass through filtration measures twice: from the Russian side and from Ukraine. On the Ukrainian border there was a volunteer humanitarian centre where all Ukrainians could receive psychological, legal and humanitarian assistance, as well as spend the night and get to Sumy or other cities in Ukraine," the Donbass News reported.

The Ukrainian side let its citizens through even without Ukrainian documents with them. For this purpose, people were subjected to special checks, in particular by employees of the Security Service.

According to unconfirmed information, the point is closed until 1 August inclusive and may resume its work on 2 August. However, carriers assume that after that the Russians may not open the humanitarian corridor at all. Just as it happened with the exit from Zaporizhzhya region through Vasilievka.

The terrorist country continues to illegally hold Ukrainians in the occupied territories. On the territory of Russia itself there are several million Ukrainians without the right to leave.

We shall remind you that earlier Socialportal reported that in the temporarily occupied territories of Zaporizhzhya Region, Russians put psychological pressure on teachers who refused to cooperate with the invaders.