“People are trying to get through, but so far Ukraine is not letting through,” RIA Novosti quoted him as saying.

According to him, there are no restrictions from the Russian side.

He added that the decision on the possibility of opening the Vasilyevka checkpoint is made in Kyiv. 

Earlier, Balitsky said that the access regime with the territory of Ukraine is introduced from October 1 at the Vasilyevka checkpoint in the Zaporozhye region.