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Authorities in Hungary have blocked several buses full of Ukrainian refugees because some of the children did not have biometric passports, according to local media.  

Buses full of Ukrainian refugees leaving from Sighetu Marmatiei in Romania on route to the main train station in Budapest are being stopped by Hungarian border officers.

This has caused Ukrainian refugees to stay blocked at the border for hours on end, with one woman allegedly dying from exhaustion.

The bus blockade comes amid a decision by the Hungarian Interior Ministry last week not to allow access to Ukrainian refugees without biometric passports.

In addition, according to local sources, Hungarian border officers are charging bribes of approximately €15 per refugee.

The developments at the border come in the context of a recent ban by Hungary of shipment of weapons and lethal equipment to Kyiv.

Over the past few years, the United Nations and rights groups like the Hungarian Helsinki Committee have repeatedly criticized Orban's government for its harsh migration policies.

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