173 people use Yelenovka humanitarian corridor on Jan 25 – Emergencies Ministry

Donetsk, Jan 26 – DAN. Seventy-eight people from Ukraine-held areas entered the Donetsk People’s Republic via the humanitarian corridor on the contact line in Yelenovka on January 25, the DPR Emergencies Ministry press service reported on Tuesday.

“Nineteen vehicles and 78 people entered the DPR, and 21 cars and 95 people went to Ukraine,” the report said.

To enter the Republic, visitors have to obtain a permit from the DPR COVID-19 crisis headquarters; residence registration in Ukraine is required to exit the DPR. Visitors have to fill out a form stating their consent for a test at an in-patient hospital. They can opt to take a COVID-19 rapid test at the crossing point. Self-isolation at home is allowed in case of negative test.

Earlier reports said that the Yelenovka crossing point came under Ukrainian forces fire on Monday after the humanitarian corridor had been closed.

There are four crossing points on the contact line between the DPR and Ukraine-held territory but only the Yelenovka-Novotroitskoye facility functions at present due to the spread of the coronavirus infection. A humanitarian corridor at the Yelenovka-Novotroitskoye crossing point opens twice a week, on Monday and Friday.*jk

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