28 September 2022 at 15:01 Police: Traffic across Storskog has stopped on Wednesday afternoon Finnmark police district states that it has suddenly become quiet on the border above Storskog. We have not received any information from the Russian side, say the police. – The traffic over Storskog into Norway stopped at 1.15pm today. We have not received any information from the Russian side, so it is difficult to say whether Russia has introduced travel restrictions or whether it is due to normal fluctuations, writes Sølve Solheim, section leader for operational immigration control in Finnmark police district to VG. On Tuesday, a total of 458 people entered across the border to Norway, while 140 traveled out. Norway and several other countries have noticed an increase in Russians fleeing after the authorities announced a partial mobilization for the war in Ukraine. AFP reports on Wednesday that Russia is restricting people’s access to the border area with Georgia.
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