Slovakia closes border with Ukraine in reaction to Russian Shaheds above Uzhhorod

Mariya Yemets, Yevhen Kizilov - 13 May, 20:08

Slovakia-Ukraine border crossing point. Photo: Getty Images

Slovakia briefly suspended the operation of a border crossing point with Ukraine because of Russia's large-scale attack, during which attack drones reached the border city of Uzhhorod.

Source: European Pravda, citing Aktuality, an online news portal, and Denník N, an independent Slovak news outlet

Details: From around 15:00 Bratislava time, Slovak customs reported that the crossing point on the border with Ukraine had been suspended "for security reasons". At about that time, Russian Shahed-type drones had reached far into western part of Ukraine, including the city of Uzhhorod, which lies right next to the border of Slovakia.

It was later reported that the crossing points resumed operation at 16:47. Police said the crossing points were also closed on the Ukrainian side and that the situation is currently calm.

Background:

Russian drones also entered Zakarpattia Oblast of Ukraine. Hungary's Foreign Minister Anita Orbán condemned the attack and later announced that the Russian ambassador was summoned, the first such case during the beginning of the full-scale war.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that Russia has launched at least 800 drones in an attack on Ukraine since the start of the day on 13 May and that the attack is continuing.

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