Lukashenko allowed Ukrainians to pick mushrooms in the border area. Ukraine says it's a provocation

Self-proclaimed President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko unilaterally allowed Ukrainians from the border areas to pick mushrooms and berries on Belarusian territory. Hromadske reports this with reference to the State Border Committee of Belarus.

Ukrainians will be able to pick mushrooms and berries using temporary simplified passes on the territory of the landscape reserve "Olman swamps".

Temporary passes are issued annually. But this year Belarus is issuing them by its own decision - Ukraine did not ask for this.

Ukrainians will be able to cross the border at three simplified pass points: Mutvitsa, Khinichev, and Selishche.

The head of the Rivne OVA, Vitaliy Koval, said that such a decision was a provocation.