For the fourth consecutive year, the masses are expected to travel to Uman under martial law restrictions, following the closure of Ukrainian airspace due to the ongoing war with Russia.
The overwhelming majority of the tens of thousands of visitors are expected to land in neighboring Moldova and Romania and continue from there on overland journeys across the border, including through the main crossing at Mohyliv-Podilskyi.
Preliminary figures indicate that the number of visitors is expected to rise significantly, with more than 45,000 worshippers from Israel alone expected to make the journey to the city, alongside many thousands more from Jewish communities around the world.
During a professional meeting, Yulia Mandryka, acting head of the Department for Ethnic and Religious Affairs in the military administration, stressed that amid the ongoing war, the authorities' top priority is ensuring the safety of travelers and maintaining full and continuous coordination between local security authorities and the pilgrimage's organizers.
Accordingly, visitors were reminded of strict security and legal regulations, including rigorous enforcement of nighttime curfews and an absolute prohibition on possessing or transporting items banned under the country's emergency laws.