On Thursday (3 March), the transport secretary confirmed that passengers who begin their journey in Ukraine will no longer need to fill in passenger locator forms or take Covid-19 travel tests.
He said: "We’re supporting Ukraine by making it easier for those who are fleeing conflict to travel to the UK.
"Passengers who began their journey in Ukraine now do not need to fill in a Passenger Locator Form or take travel tests."
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But Twitter users slammed the announcement and said it was "nowhere near generous enough" amid pressure on the UK government to do more to help those attempting to escape Ukraine following Russia’s invasion.
One user said: "They’re not coming from Mallorca, mate, they’re fleeing a war zone", while another queried: "And how do people in Ukraine actually get out of Ukraine and to the UK?"
