Biometric control system begins operation at Ukrainian airports
The biometric control system has begun operation at Ukrainian airports, as reported by the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine on its Facebook page.
"The project involves the collection of personal biometric data and the storage of [this data] in the databases of the State Tax Service of Ukraine, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the Security Service of Ukraine, as well as the capture of the biometric data of foreigners and stateless persons during border control," said the first deputy minister of internal affairs the country's affairs, Sergey Yarovoy.
Biometric control has until now operated in test mode at all major checkpoints on the Ukrainian-Russian border; beginning January 1, it will be introduced on a permanent basis.
In the fall, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko signed a decree to increase control over entry into the country. He ordered the government to launch a system, beginning January 2018, of a three-stage biometric verification for citizens of states that "present risks", including them in a migration risk list. Poroshenko recommended that Russia be included.