FCS Russia head Valery Pikalev, deputy Agepsim Ashkalov and directors of structural divisions are continuing to review border crossing infrastructure on the Russia–Kazakhstan frontier within the Ural Customs Directorate’s area of responsibility. Source: FCS Russia.
Accompanied by Ural Customs head Rafail Zverev, the delegation visited the Kazanskoye, Petukhovo, Voskresenskoye and Zverinogolovskoye checkpoints operated by Tyumen Customs. All crossings work around the clock. Petukhovo handles the heaviest traffic — about 510 vehicles per day, including roughly 230–250 inbound. Kazanskoye sees around 120 cars daily; Voskresenskoye and Zverinogolovskoye between 15 and 45.
The inspection then moved to Chelyabinsk Region: Bugristoye, Nikolaevka and Mariinsky. Bugristoye is a major gateway on the Kazakh border and is undergoing reconstruction; about 200 trucks cross there each day, and throughput is expected to rise once the upgrade is complete.
At every site Pikalev examined facilities and equipment. The findings will help tailor the standard SPOT control model to each checkpoint’s layout and capacity.
He also met mobile teams that perform SPOT functions outside direct customs inspection. Officials reported no operational problems; QR-code verification takes no more than one minute.
Closing the visit, Pikalev thanked Zverev, acting heads of Tyumen and Chelyabinsk customs Alexey Timanovsky and Andrey Gursky, and staff for their work. He noted that “stable and uninterrupted SPOT operation” in the region reflected a high standard of organisation.
