Over 66,000 people cross Ukraine's western border on March 20

According to Ukrinform, the western regional directorate of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine said this in a statement posted on Facebook.

"More than 66,000 people and almost 14,000 vehicles crossed Ukraine's western borders with the EU and Moldova on March 20. Passenger traffic on the western part of the border has remained stable over the past few days," the statement said.

On March 19, almost 47,000 people left Ukraine. More than 30,000 of them crossed the border through Ukrainian-Polish checkpoints. There are no queues of pedestrians and vehicles in almost all directions.

Ukrainian border guards also recommended that citizens wishing to enter the EU choose checkpoints on the border with Hungary, Slovakia, Romania and Moldova.

Almost 20,000 people arrived in Ukraine on March 20. About 17,000 of them are Ukrainians, and most of them are men who have returned home to defend their country.

In total, more than 351,000 Ukrainians have returned to Ukraine since Russia launched its invasion of the country on February 24.