Ukraine is strengthening border security with Russia with the help of a new border detachment
A new border detachment of the State Border Service (SBSU) will be created on the section of the Ukrainian-Russian border in the Sumy region, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
The corresponding order was adopted at a meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine on Wednesday, October 10, the Government Portal reports.
The border detachment will be called “Shostkinsky”.
The decision to create a budgetary institution “Shostka Border Detachment of the State Border Service of Ukraine (military unit 1569)” was made without discussion.
Currently, the Sumy border detachment guards a section of the state border with a length of 562,5 km, including 98 km of river border. Border control and passage of citizens, transport and cargo is carried out at 21 checkpoints and three control points.
Ukraine is strengthening its border security with Russia with the help of a new border detachment.