In Uman, the detachments of the Interior Minister will provide law and order during the celebration Rosh Hashanah, as Interior Minister Arsen Avakov reports.
“We understand all risks tied with the celebration of Rosh Hashanah. The detachments of the Interior Ministry will provide law and order on the streets of Uman. We will do everything possible that these events take place calmly and safely,” Avakov noted.
According to him, it is expected that this year, due to the world pandemic, about 3,000 people will visit the city because the technical restrictions are implemented during the Rosh Hashanah.
On August 17, the Cabinet of Ministers and State Commission on human-generated environmental disasters and the emergency situations banned Hasidim pilgrims to visit Uman in 2020.
Earlier, Mayor of Uman Oleksandr Tsebriy stood against the arrival of Hasidim in 2020 amid the coronavirus pandemic.
“The government predicts the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic exactly for September. That is why I stand against the visit of our city by the pilgrims this year,” Tsebriy stated.
Uman Mayor specified that he was ready to block the roads not to allow the arrival of Hasidim pilgrims for the celebration of Rosh Hashanah due to the situation with coronavirus.
Besides, the Foreign Ministry of Ukraine formed the view that the arrival of the dozens of thousand of Hasidim-pilgrims in Uman for the celebration of the Jewish holiday Rosh Hashanah in the traditional format this year is impossible.
Later, the United Jewish Community of Ukraine stated that there is no official ban from the Ukrainian authorities for the arrival of Hasidim pilgrims in Uman.
