Izvaryne (border checkpoint)
| Izvaryne | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Location | Izvaryne, Krasnodon |
| Coordinates | 48°17′15″N 39°53′35″E / 48.28750°N 39.89306°ECoordinates: 48°17′15″N 39°53′35″E / 48.28750°N 39.89306°E |
| Details | |
| Hours | Open 24 Hours |
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Izvaryne is a land border crossing between Ukraine and Russia on the Ukrainian side, in the town of Izvaryne, Krasnodon city municipality, Luhansk Oblast.
The crossing is situated on autoroute 
(
). Across the border on the Russian side is the city of Donetsk, Rostov Oblast.
The type of crossing is automobile, status - international. The types of transportation for automobile crossings are passenger and freight. The railway border crossing is available through the Izvaryne railway station.
The port of entry is part of the Izvaryne customs post of Luhansk customs.
23 September 2014, the railway crossing for cargo trains is open 24 hours.
The border post became part of protracted struggle between the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine and pro-Russian insurgents affiliated with the Lugansk People's Republic during the rising unrest in Ukraine in the aftermath of the 2014 Ukrainian revolution. Multiple attacks by the insurgents upon the post were repelled. Despite this, the Border Guard was overwhelmed by insurgents on 20 June 2014, and was forced to retreat into Russian territory, where many guardsmen were captured, and later returned to Ukraine. On 23 June 2014, the Ukraine government temporarily closed the Izvaryne to Donets, Russia, checkpoint in the Luhansk Oblast. An LPR official said on 25 June that they had gained complete control of the border post. It was reported in July that the post was used by the insurgents as vital link to supplies and reinforcements from Russia. According to the Russian Federal Security Service forty-one Ukrainian soldiers defected to Russia at Izvaryne on 27 July. Ukrainian Defence Minister Valeriy Heletey confirmed that 41 Ukrainian soldiers had crossed into Russia and that this case was investigated.
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