From December 27 at the border between Ukraine and Russia will begin to operate biometric control. Such a statement was made by Counselor of the Minister of the Interior Zoryan Shkiryak on his Facebook page. He noted that mobile complexes will be introduced only in a few places, in zones where "smugglers" more often cross borders. At the end of his message Shkiryak also ironically congratulated Russia on the upcoming holiday. "Happy New Year, Honduras!", He wrote.

Recall, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine introduces a system of fixing the stay of citizens of 71 states, including Russia. As early as January 1, 2018.

foreigners will have to hand over fingerprints of five fingers for identification at the entrance to the Nezalezhnaya, and also send a message about the purpose of stay in advance. The equipment is already installed in 157 checkpoints.

The Ukrainians did not like this decision - the majority of the population of Nezalezhnaya opposed the introduction of a visa regime with Moscow and additional protective measures.