The State Border Service of Ukraine has stepped up controls at checkpoints on the state border, first and foremost, on the Ukrainian-Russian section, as part of fulfilling instructions from the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC).

"Measures will be taken at all checkpoints on the state border, primarily on the Ukrainian-Russian section, and with respect to foreigners and stateless persons, especially from high-risk countries. In particular, state border guard agencies will focus on additional control over foreigners during their arrival in Ukraine," the press office of the State Border Service reported on Wednesday.

At the same time, detection dogs will be actively involved and technical control equipment will be used.

If suspicious persons are detected, border guards will initiate the conduct of personal searches in conjunction with representatives of the State Fiscal Service, as well as involve SBU officers in carrying out a thorough inspection of all vehicles without exception, on which such persons enter Ukraine.

The service said that as part of the order by the National Security and Defense Council, the State Border Service had agreed on the issue of cooperation with all law enforcement agencies in Ukraine to implement the necessary measures.

On October 31, the NSDC instructed the Security Service of Ukraine, the National Police and the State Border Service to ensure a tighter anti-terrorism and counter-intelligence regime in the country, strengthen border controls and protection of the state border with Russia because of the activity of the Russian special services.