26-08-2011

Border guards of BS “Vilok” detained 2 citizens of Russian Federation for an attempt to cross the state border. The migrants were arrested200 m before the line of the state border. Aiming at carrying out searching measures and fixed signs of infringement a service car with three officers and a service dog arrived already n 5 minutes to a place of detection of 2 unfamiliar persons.

Detainees were citizens of Russian Federation(Kabardino – Balkaria). These persons intended to get to Austriain the search of better life having no documents permitting them to cross the border legally and thus they decided to cross the border beyond the check point “Vilok”.  Protocols on administrative infringement were drawn up as to detainees; the case was passed to the court. “Tourists” will have to pay fine for the break of the law in the sum of 3400 UAH.

Source: http://ua-reporter.com/novosti/106943

26-08-2011

Slovakian border guards detained two citizens ofMoldovain the town ofSobrantce. Their movement was fixed at night time by special video surveillance cameras. The foreigners were apprehended and after establishment of circumstances of their entering to Slovakian territory they were deported toUkraine. As it was established, Moldavians got to Slovakia from Transcarpathia illegally having neither visas in the passports nor other documents confirming their legal stay in Slovakia. They were detained at a bus stop. They intended to take any regular bus and go toBratislava. Then their plan was to get toItalythroughAustria. In accordance with Law on Readmission they were returned to that country they arrived toSlovakiabut already with deportation.

Source: http://ua-reporter.com/novosti/106984

18-08-2011

Border detail noticed the silhouettes of two men with the help of portable infrared imager at about5 a.m. in the distance of300 m before the line of the state border. These men were running towards Ukrainian-Slovakian border. A reaction group started to that area and detained two citizens of Georgia50 m of the state border.

Men having passports for travelling abroad arrived to Ukraine by plane “Batumi–Kharkov”. Taking the first train arrived to Lviv Georgians and then set out to Western Ukraine. On their arrival, travellers took taxi at once and went to Transcarpathia. Orienting by the map, Caucasians decided to cross border on Slovakian Republic and then make their way to France where their relatives live.

Now detainees are in the detention centre of Chop Border Detachment until establishment of circumstances of the infringement.

Source: http://ua-reporter.com/novosti/106712

18-08-2011

The 9^th Interagency Meeting in the frames of Regional Programme on protection of refugees implemented by Regional representation of UNHCR in Belarus, Moldova and Ukraine at the support of European Commission took place in Uzhgorod on August 17, 2011.

Among the participants there were representatives of State Migration service, Administration of State Border Service, municipal law enforcement and court bodies, non-governmental and human rights organizations.

According to the results of the meeting there was a press-conference of director of Department on Refugees Issues of State Migration Service Nataliya Naumenko, Regional representative of UNHCR  in Belarus, Moldova and Ukraine Oldrih Andrysek, head of department of Migration Service in Transcarpathian region Mykola Tovt.

In the course of the press-conference the following problems were discussed: controlled and uncontrolled migration in Transcarpathian region, actual aspects of protection of asylum seekers and refugees’ rights in the context of adopted new Law of Ukraine “About refugees and persons who need subsidiary or temporary protection”.

Director of Department on Refugees Issues of State Migration Service Nataliya Naumenko informed public that the elaboration and adoption of new legislation on refugees’ issues is conditioned by implementation of Plan of Action as to liberalization of visa regimen by European Union for Ukraine.

The changes in the system of asylum of Ukraine taking place because of adoption of new legislation in the sphere of refugees, first of all will concern persons who stayed for a long time in legal vacuum and could be returned to the country of origin or received efficient help from the government.

Nowadays, this problem is regulated by introduction of such institutes of defence as subsidiary and temporary protection. Thus, Ukraine will be able implement its obligations in a full value as to protection of refuges and bring closer legislation to international standards in this sphere.

Source: http://www.dmsu.gov.ua/uk/home/545-vidbulasa-mizhvidomcha-robocha-zustrich-v-ramkah-regionalnoji-programi-zahistu-bizhenciv

17-08-2011

Border detail of BS “Kamyanytsya” noticed two unfamiliar persons100 m before the state border who were moving towards Slovakia. Seeing border guards unknown men started running. As the trespasser did not react to voice command border guards had to make two warning shoots up from device for shooting by rubber bullets “Fort-12P”. The runaways did not react to the shoots as well, thus a service dog was unlashed and detained one of the runaways. Strange as it may seem, it was a local resident. After arrival of reaction group border guards organized a search in that area aiming at finding other violators. The border guard later noticed one and then four illegal migrants sitting in the tree. Coming down to land one of detainees was trying to run away, but hearing warning shoot he stopped. Later on detainees were taken department of BS. The border guards succeeded to learn that detainees were citizens of Afghanistan- five men without document intended to cross Ukrainian-Slovakian border and get to the countries of European Union aiming at looking for the better destiny. At the present moment illegal migrants are in the detention centre of Chop Border Detachment and will stay there until establishment of circumstances of the infringement.

It should be marked that the same day border guards detected and detained nine more persons in Uzhgorod. They were citizens of Afghanistan, Pakistan and Guinea who violated the rules on stay on the territory of Transcarpathia.

Source: http://ua-reporter.com/novosti/106659

17-08-2011

A criminal case is instituted against the Ukrainian who intended to transport 5 citizens of Somalia illegally through the border in Transcarpathian region.

The SSU officers together with border guards stopped the activity of international channel of illegal smuggling of persons through the state border of Ukraine. On August 12, law enforcement agents detained a car with five citizens of Somalia in the road Uzhgorod-Perechyn nearby the village of Kamynytsya, Uzhgorod district. The passengers neither had any documents identifying their personality nor papers allowing them to stay on the territory of Ukraine. The car was driven by a citizen of Ukraine. It was established that he met Somalis in the suburb of Uzhgorod and planned to smuggle them through Ukrainian-Slovakian border. The SSU inspectors in Transcarpathian region instituted a criminal case against the criminal as to the signs of a crime foreseen by Part 2 Article 332 (illegal transportation of group of persons through the state border of Ukraine) of Criminal Code of Ukraine. Legislation foresees punishment for this crime in the form of imprisonment for the period from 5 to 7 years.

Source: http://ua-reporter.com/novosti/106669

15-08-2011

In the course of realization of operative information Operative agents of Chop Detachment together with officers of SSU in Transcarpathian region arrested a car in the distance of3 km from the state border in the suburb of the village Kamyanytsya.  There were five passengers – citizens of Somalia– one woman and four men. Together with them law enforcement agents detained some more local residents realizing delivery of illegal migrants to state border. At the present moment a criminal case is instituted against one of them according to Part 2 Article 332 of CCU. The investigation actions are still carried out concerning two other persons participating in unlawful activity.

Now detained illegal migrants are in the detention centre of Chop Border Detachment, the other involved persons are handed over to workers of AMOI in Transcarpathian region.

Source: http://ua-reporter.com/novosti/106579

10-08-2011

A group of illegal migrants was apprehended in the suburb of the village Stuzhytsya by border guards of Chop Border Detachment. Seeing border guards migrants started to run. In order to stop runaways the law enforcement agents had to make three warning shots up. As it was established later the runaways were citizens of Somalia: two women and three men of the age 18 -23 years old without documents. According to the words of detainees they intended to cross Ukrainian-Slovakian border in the search of better life in the countries of European Union.  These citizens were detained in accordance with Article 204-1 of CCU. At the present moment detainees are in detention centre in Chop.

Source: http://www.pvu.gov.ua/control/uk/publish/article?art_id=123315&cat_id=48886

09-08-2011

In the course of three years State Border Service of Ukraine renewed substantively its mobile structure and technical arsenal. This modernization cost 200 million UAH to Treasury. The budget money were spent on purchase of 1,5 thousand cars as well as of sufficient number of quadricycles, motorcycles and snowmobiles. Also 23 patrol cutters were bought. This information was provided at the online press-conference in agency “Our product” reported by chairman deputy of State Border Service of Ukraine, colonel-general Pavel Shysholin. According to his words, 23 navigation station appeared in the arsenal of Ukrainian border guards as well as mobile thermal imagers, new working places were formed, technical devices for radiation control were purchased, etc. On opinion of the chief border guard of the country, all this sufficiently increased the efficiency of the work of the department. Besides, the work on creation of the first patrol cutter by Ukrainian production and the first domestic ship is on the stage of completion.

The efficiency of work with contrabandists has been essentially raised in a result of the purchase of three modern patrol planes. It is possible to “spot” even a matchbox from the height of 300-400 m and to identify it. According to the words of colonel-general the use of patrol plane has already allowed to detect six illegal bases where fuels and lubricants were kept. Luhansk region (the longest length of the border –700 km), Summy region (Moscow direction, popular among smugglers), and traditionally difficult places for work in the sea ports – these are the “hottest” points for the border guards.

Leadership on problems with illegal migrants confidently keeps Transcarpathia – two thirds of illegal migrants are detained here, and the cost of the transportation of illegal migrants through the state border varies from $2 to 10 thousand.

«Every day of the border guard is as if at war. Each time there are detentions at the border points as well as on the other territory. According to the words of P.Shysholin, the most popular things for the contrabandists still are sin tax goods, especially cigarettes. It is stipulated by the fact that tobacco goods are considerably cheaper in Ukraine in comparison with neighbouring countries.

Source:http://ua-reporter.com.ua/uzhgorod/na-zakarpate-zaderzhivajut-dve-treti-vseh-nelegalov__19211