Border guards: 36,000 Ukrainians return to country over past day

Over the past day, a total of 40,000 people crossed into Ukraine, including 36,000 Ukrainian nationals.

That’s according to the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine, Ukrinform reports.

"Throughout the day, on July 29, some 80,000 persons and 17,000 vehicles crossed Ukraine's western borders with the EU and Moldova. 40,000 people left Ukraine last day. More than 24,000 of them crossed out to Poland, while the rest headed to other EU countries and Moldova," the statement reads.

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Almost 70 incoming trucks carrying humanitarian aid have also been cleared at checkpoints.

As Ukrinform reported, since the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, more than 45,000 vehicles brought humanitarian aid into Ukraine.