Breaking – Hungarian-Ukrainian border crossing out of operation

Cars cannot go to Ukraine at the Beregsurány border crossing.

According to 24.hu, Ukrainian authorities cannot allow cars to enter Ukraine at Beregsurány due to an IT problem on their side. Passenger traffic, however, is undisturbed.

Police recommend using the Záhony or Tiszabecs border crossing instead.

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The number of Ukrainian refugees is still high

A total of 6,671 people crossed into Hungary directly from Ukraine on Friday, while another 4,028 people from Ukraine crossed from Romania, the national police headquarters said.

Police issued temporary residence permits valid for thirty days to 312 people, the police website said on Saturday. Holders of such permits must contact a local immigration office near their place of residence within thirty days to apply for permanent documents, it added.

Budapest police received 465 refugees, 155 children among them, arriving by train, according to the municipal police website.