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Ukraine closes borders with Russia, Russian-occupied territories for two weeks

A woman walks at the Goptivka checkpoint near Kharkiv on the Ukrainian-Russian border on March 16, 2020. Ukraine closed its borders for foreign citizens for two weeks to prevent the spread of coronavirus on March 15, 48 hours after the National Security Council announced the measure at 3 p.m. on March 13. The ban will last until March 29.
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A woman walks at the Goptivka checkpoint near Kharkiv on the Ukrainian-Russian border on March 16, 2020. Ukraine closed its borders for foreign citizens for two weeks to prevent the spread of coronavirus on March 15, 48 hours after the National Security Council announced the measure at 3 p.m. on March 13. The ban will last until March 29.
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Ukraine closed its borders for foreign citizens for two weeks to prevent the spread of coronavirus on March 15, 48 hours after the National Security Council announced the measure on March 13. The ban will last until March 29.

Foreigners with temporary or permanent residency permits in Ukraine will be exempt from the ban, Infrastructure Minister Vladyslav Kryklii reported on March 15.

Read more about quarantine measures in Ukraine here: Ukraine shuts down public transportation, domestic travel, restaurants