60 Passengers Held at Krasnodar Airport After Arrival
Passengers with registration in annexed Crimea, DNR, and LNR at Krasnodar Airport are being sent for additional checks. Some are waiting more than 10 hours, and they are not being released from the airport, according to 'Be Careful, News'.
Consensus
- Around 60 passengers arrived at Krasnodar Airport from abroad on October 21.
- Passengers were detained after passing passport control.
- Passengers were held in a separate room after having their passports taken.
- Some passengers waited over 10 hours.
- Passengers reported being denied food and water.
- Several passengers were questioned but not released.
- A woman with a child was among those detained.
- The airport stated all passengers had completed necessary procedures and left the terminal by evening.
Points of divergence
- Passengers were detained due to registration in annexed territories of Ukraine. — novaya_eu
- Passengers with registration in annexed Crimea, 'DNR', and 'LNR' were specifically targeted for additional checks. — tg_tvrain
- Passengers with registration in Crimea, 'DNR', and 'LNR', were detained for multi-hour checks. — tg_sotavisionmedia
- Passengers with registration in Crimea, LNR, and DNR were detained. — vm
- The airport did not agree with the term 'detention' and stated that all passengers completed required procedures. — riamo
Coverage (5 sources)
- Krasnodar Airport reported completion of checks after complaints about waiting — РИАМО
- At Krasnodar Airport, dozens of passengers with registration in annexed Ukrainian territories are being held — Новая газета Европа
- Passengers with registration in annexed Crimea, DNR, and LNR at Krasnodar Airport are sent for additional check... — Дождь (Telegram)
- At Krasnodar Airport, about 60 passengers with registration in Crimea, DNR, and LNR are held for hours-long checks after... — SOTAvision
- «Be careful, news»: Crimeans have not been released from Krasnodar Airport for 10 hours — Вечерняя Москва