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Slovakia Tightens Border With Ukraine Amid Right Sector Crisis

© AFP 2023 / ALEXANDER ZOBIN National Guard servicemen man a road block in the village of Lavky, near the small Ukrainian town of Mukachevo, Transcarpathia district, on July 12, 2015
National Guard servicemen man a road block in the village of Lavky, near the small Ukrainian town of Mukachevo, Transcarpathia district, on July 12, 2015 - Sputnik International
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Slovakia has ramped up security at its border with Ukraine as militants from the far right armed group Right Sector clashed with police in the country's western Zakarpattia region.

A police car is seen on fire at the site of unrest in Mukachevo, Western Ukraine, Saturday, July 11, 2015 - Sputnik International
Shootout in Ukraine’s Mukachevo Bordering Hungary Leaves 3 Dead, 13 Injured
Three people were killed and thirteen were injured in a shoot-out in the city of Mukachevo in the Zakarpattia region of Ukraine's south-west.

Czech President Milos Zeman earlier said he considered ramping up the security of the country’s border with Ukraine as events like those in Mukachevo could lead to an influx of refugees from the troubled neighboring country.

Clashes involving firearms flared up on Saturday, when Right Sector fighters reportedly opened fire at a local sports center after failing to split spheres of influence with a local MP.

When police arrived at the scene, heavy arms, including grenade-launchers and machine guns were used in the ensuing shoot-out, local media reported.

The Ukrainian Right Sector political and military group of radical nationalist organizations has been involved in numerous clashes with police and officials since January 2014.

The ultranationalist party, which is officially banned in Russia, has also taken part in fighting rebels in eastern Ukraine.

The extremists have rejected the Minsk ceasefire agreement, having called on President Petro Poroshenko to renew the military offensive in the eastern part of the country.

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