Slovakia closed all border crossings with Ukraine during the shelling

The Slovak authorities have imposed border crossing restrictions, which took effect on Wednesday afternoon. Slovakia has closed all border crossing points with Ukraine for security reasons, imposing the restrictions for an indefinite period. 

This was reported by the Slovak Financial Administration.

Border crossings ceased operations at approximately 3:00 p.m. on May 13. At this time, official authorities are not providing detailed explanations regarding the specific reasons for this measure, noting only the need to ensure security measures. It is expected that the border crossings will remain closed until further orders are issued by the government or law enforcement agencies.

The Financial Administration has urged citizens who had planned trips to closely monitor updates and strictly follow police instructions. The Ukrainian side is also monitoring the situation to coordinate actions at the border crossings. Information regarding the resumption of traffic will be released immediately after the Slovak authorities make a decision.

On May 13, from 8:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., the enemy attacked Ukraine with 753 strike drones of various types, including Shahed (some of which were jet-powered), “Gerbera,” “Italmas,” and “Parodia” decoy drones.

As a result of a drone attack on Zaporizhzhia, 7 people were wounded, including a child.

In Ivano-Frankivsk, Russian drones struck a residential building during another attack on western regions of Ukraine.