Ukraine regained control over 1,200 km of the border, two thirds of which is the border with the Russian Federation.

Director of the Department of State Border Protection of the Administration of the State Border Service of Ukraine Leonid Baran said this at a press conference in Kyiv.

“The State Border Service within the Kyiv, Sumy and Chernihiv regions entered the areas of responsibility. Control resumed on a section of the border with a length of 1200 km, two thirds of which are the border with the Russian Federation. However, the danger remains, so classical border protection measures are not enough. Now, activities are underway for a detailed check of the area and additional posts are being set up,” Baran said..

He added that the most tense situation in the Donetsk and Lugansk regions.

Leonid Baran also noted that the situation on the border with Belarus and Pridnestrovie remains provocative.