In the Sumy region, a pass system was introduced in border areas

In the territory of the Sumy region, special passes and permits were introduced for border access. The head of Sumy MBA, Alexey Drozdenko, announced this on Saturday, August 17, at a telethon.

According to him, the pass was introduced against the backdrop of people trying to return home after the evacuation.

“We suppress such ideas in every possible way, in addition, at the regional level, we launched a whole system of passes for those who live there, who have relatives there or similar events blockade, although we advise not to risk “, said Alexey Drozdenko.

In turn, the head of the Sumy OVA, Vladimir Artyukh, said that due to the intensive shelling of the territory of the Russian Federation, limited access to populated areas within the 20-kilometer zone on the collision line was introduced in the region .

According to him, the mechanism for the entry and presence of civilians in these territories has currently been agreed upon.

Artyukh explained that, first of all, the restrictions were introduced in order not to give the positions of the defenders to the enemy.

There is also population evacuation within 5-10 km from the border area.

“Today, the territories in the 20-kilometer zone, as noted by the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Alexander Syrsky, are the rear defensive line of our troops will be limited. The defense forces control the entering some sections of the border,” he said.

Artyukh added that the Russians are actively using guided aerial bombs, with 200 strikes in just the last 10 days.

The Russian military dropped a guided bomb on the Krasnopolsk settlement of the Sumy region at night, injuring two women.