For citizens of Ukraine who intend to travel to other countries from the war-torn regions, the possibility of crossing the border on internal passports continued. This is reported on the page of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

“This decision was made taking into account the situation that is developing on the territory of Ukraine during martial law, when citizens of Ukraine cannot quickly and timely issue a passport,” the department explains about the new conditions of the decision regarding residents of all regions.

Before the start of the war, the issue of crossing the border was regulated by the Cabinet of Ministers of January 27, 1995.

Recall that about 90% of those leaving the country now are women and children.. According to the aforementioned Decree, children under 16 years of age leave Ukraine if they have a passport of a citizen of Ukraine or a birth certificate of a child (in the absence of a passport of a citizen of Ukraine).

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“In some cases, during a stay abroad, there may be an urgent need for a passport, which is determined by the legislation of the countries where our citizens plan to stay, or when traveling between different countries. The State Border Service advises to take into account different situations and, if possible, issue a passport before crossing the border! ”, - noted in the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Recall, according to the latest data from the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, at least 11.7 million Ukrainians have been forced to leave their homes since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation.. Of these, 4.8 million. people left the country.

Most Ukrainians arrived in Poland (more than 2.7 million people). More than 700 thousand people arrived in Romania, 454 thousand - in Hungary, 421 thousand Ukrainians - in Moldova, and 332 thousand - in Slovakia.