That is according to Point.md, Ukrinform reports.

The Interior Ministry explained that the measures are preventive and aimed at protecting Border Police and Customs Service personnel, as well as other officials working at the checkpoints, along with citizens and carriers traveling through the area.

The measures include building protective structures at border checkpoints using available resources; identifying and equipping facilities near the border checkpoints that can be used as shelters in emergencies; and gradually establishing protective shelters for personnel on duty, with their subsequent expansion and reinforcement.

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Work has already begun at several checkpoints considered vulnerable, the report said.

The measures will gradually be implemented at other border checkpoints depending on operational assessments and the level of risk.

The measures are part of the government's ongoing preparations for responding to emergencies and do not affect the operating procedures of the border checkpoints.

The checkpoints continue to operate as usual.

During a Russian drone attack on the Odesa region on the night of August 20-21, infrastructure at the Tabaky international border crossing with Moldova was hit.

Photo: Ukraine's State Emergency Service – the site of the strike on the infrastructure of the Tabaky international border crossing