"As part of strengthening control over the departure and entry from the beginning of 2019, Ukraine at the border removed biometric data from 16.2 thousand citizens of Russia," the UNN words Demchenko.
Earlier it was reported that the State Border Service of Ukraine refused to enter the country more than 6 thousand Russians in 2018.
State Duma Deputy Konstantin Zatulin in an interview with the FAN appreciated the statement by Kiev that, if necessary, the border service is ready to exercise visa control of Russian citizens on biometric passports.