Over 340 Ukrainians arrived in Belarus in past day - Belarusian State Border Committee

MINSK. March 16 (Interfax) - A total of 341 Ukrainian citizens arrived in Belarus over the past day, with 202 of them reaching Belarus by transiting the territory of European Union countries, the Belarusian State Border Committee said.

"From 6:00 a.m. on March 15 to 6:00 a.m. on March 16, 139 Ukrainian citizens crossed into Belarus from Ukrainian territory, while another 189 arrived through Poland, 12 through Lithuania, and one through Latvia," the committee's press service said on Wednesday.

The Belarusian side is providing temporary accommodation to Ukrainians who apply for assistance, the press service said. In addition, the Red Cross Society has set up a mobile warming center in Belarus near the Gomel region's village of Gden, located near the border with Ukraine.

"Citizens are being provided with necessary assistance immediately upon arrival in Belarus. Border crossings in Belarus are functioning as usual. The Ukrainian side has suspended the operations of its crossings on the border with Belarus," the press service said.