Citizens of Ukraine aged 18 to 60, who may be recruited to participate in the war, are prohibited from approaching closer than five kilometers from the border with Romania and the Republic of Moldova, according to the order of the head of the State Border Service. in Chernivtsi region.

This measure was taken against the background of an alarming increase in the number of people trying to leave the country to avoid military service, Agerpres reports.

According to the order, it is prohibited to “enter a specified strip of land along the state border, including for tourist, recreational, fishing purposes, with the exception of: persons who permanently or temporarily live or work within its borders, provided they have the appropriate permission of the border detachment ; owners of land plots located in the lane, provided that they have the appropriate permission of the border detachment.”

The Chernivtsi border guard also prohibited the movement of vehicles in the border zone, except for those located at checkpoints.

Restrictions apply in the border towns of Seletyn, Beregomet, Krasnoilsk, Chudei, Patrutsi, Suchevni, Kamian, Hlyboka, Tereblech, Tarashen, Herta, Vanchikautsi, Mameliga, Livent, Kelmenet, Sekuren, Vaskautsi of the Chernivtsi region.