# Russia to abolish border zones with occupied Ukrainian territories

https://mins.news/en/item/22076

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-08-14 10:50 UTC
- World
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/russia-to-abolish-border-zones-with-occupied-ukrainian-territories/

> Moscow will remove border zones between Russia and Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine, according to internal FSB documents published by the independent Russian outlet Agentstvo. The documents cite the alleged “completion of annexation,” while it remains unclear whether checkpoints will also be removed or whether the move is only administrative.

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