Finnish border guards will receive reinforcements from the EU: more than 50 Frontex officers will help strengthen control of the Finnish-Russian border
Kyiv • UNN
The EU Border Guard Agency will send more than 50 officers and technical equipment to help Finland patrol the border with Russia amid an increase in the number of illegal migrants and Finland's closure of almost all border crossings with Russia.
The European border and coast guard agency Frontex has confirmed that it will send to Finland to patrol the border with Russia, as well as additional equipment to monitor the land border.
This was reported by UNN with reference to Reuters.
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In a statement, Frontex said that 50 border guard officers and other personnel will be sent to Finland. Border Guard officers and other personnel will be deployed to Finland next week to strengthen monitoring of the land border with Russia. Technical equipment is also expected. surveillance equipment and thermal cameras are also expected.
Earlier, Helsinki Earlier, Helsinki announced that about 700 migrants who do not have valid documents to enter the European Union, arrived in Finland through Russia. In addition, on Wednesday, it was announced that Finland would close all checkpoints on the border with Russia. on the border with Russia, leaving only the remote Arctic route open from Friday morning.
Finnish Interior Minister Mari Rantanen said that her country will strengthen the registration of arrivals by creating centers for collecting photographs, fingerprints and other identification information.
This is done for security reasons, because we do not know who will cross the border
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