Russian de facto authorities in Crimea closes ‘Kalanchak’ entry-exit checkpoint

The admission of people and vehicles through the ‘Kalanchak’ entry-exit checkpoint, situated on the administrative border with the Russian-occupied Autonomous Republic of Crimea, is suspended again.

This is reported by the press service of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine.

“Thus, as of 7:30 a.m., August, 8, the admission at the ‘Chonhar’ entry-exit checkpoint is carried out in both directions, but very slowly. In fact, the occupying state regulatory bodies let the passage through the ‘Chaplynka’ entry-exit checkpoint only to those, who are going to the temporarily occupied peninsula. The ‘Kalanchak’ entry-exit checkpoint remains completely closed, Russian officers has blocked the admission in both directions,” the statement reads.

At the same time, the vehicles do not pile up at the entry-exit checkpoints on the administrative border. There are just over 100 cars in the line at the ‘Chonhar’ and the ‘Chaplynka’ entry-exit checkpoints.

As reported, at about 7:00 a.m. on August 7, the admission of people and vehicles was suspended through all three entry-exit checkpoints on the administrative border with Crimea in both directions. During the day, the passage was renewed.

Lenur Islyamov, one of the organizers of Crimea blockade, informed of the gunfire sounds on the administrative border and that the soldiers had not let people leave the peninsula.

Deputy Minister of Ukraine for the Temporarily Occupied Territories and Internally Displaced Persons Heorhiy Tuka said that there had been military exercises in the occupied Crimea, which could cause the suspension of admission of people at the checkpoints.