
The restrictions also affected the Russian side: traffic through the "Mariinsky" crossing point in the Chelyabinsk region has been suspended. The agency urges to take the current situation into account when planning border crossing routes.
The Bersuat River, flowing through the Kostanay region of Kazakhstan and the Chelyabinsk region of Russia, including the Zhitikarinsky and Bredinsky districts, flows into the Sintash River approximately 49 km from its mouth. After merging with other waters, the river is known as Zhelkuar. The total length of the river is about 100 km, and its basin area is 2210 km. Notably, for 40 km it runs along the state border between the two countries.