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Washington - The U.S. Department of State issued a warning to American citizens on Thursday, Oct. 23 saying that staying in Russian regions near the border with Ukraine is unsafe.

“The U.S. government currently has no information concerning active armed clashes inside Russia or that there are any threats specific to U.S. citizens. However, all U.S. citizens located in or considering travel to the border region of the Russian Federation, specifically the districts immediately bordering Ukraine in parts of Bryansk, Kursk, Belgorod, Voronezh, and Rostov Oblasts and Krasnodar Krai, should be aware that the tensions described in the State Department’s Travel Warning for Ukraine have the potential to jeopardize the safety and security of U.S. citizens traveling or living in those regions,” the State Department said in a Travel Alert issued on Thursday, Oct. 23.

Besides, the US authorities warned that the situation along the border is unpredictable and could change quickly given the on-going volatility of the situation.

“A formal, permanent mechanism to guarantee security on the border has not yet been established. Given the on-going volatility of the situation, U.S. citizens are strongly advised against traveling by land from Russia to Ukraine through this region,” the U.S. agency added.