10-09-2010

A woman from Congo was apprehended at the check point “Tysa” trying to cross illegally Ukrainian border.

A passenger of the bus “Kyiv – Vienna” presented a passport of 33-year-old citizen of France for the check. In the course of inspection in the data base border guards cleared out that such a Frenchwoman did not arrive to Ukraine. The document of the traveler was sent to be examined. The specialist established that picture in the passport was re-sticked, notice about arrival through airport Boryspil was also forged and there were some other signs of falsification as well. Besides, the African woman looked rather taller and younger than the real owner of the passport.

Source:http://ua-reporter.com/novosti/95208

09-09-2010

The border guards of Chop Detachment detected and apprehended eight citizens of Georgia in the course of documents control at the railway station of Chop town who broke the rules on stay at the territory of Ukraine. The city of Kyiv was indicated in their migration cards. After conducting the initial questioning it was established that three men and four women with 11-year-old child arrived to Transcarpathia in order to get to the countries of European Union. At the present moment detainees are at TDC in Chop undergoing procedures on the circumstances of delinquency.

Source: http://ua-reporter.com/novosti/95169

09-09-2010

A group of illegal migrants was caught in Transcarpathian region. Local inhabitants informed the officers of Border Service “Luzhanka” about seeing three foreigners with rucksacks who asked about the way to the state border. Border detail together with the members of public unit on state border protection were directed to search the foreigners. Soon three men were found who were hiding in the bushes. The travelers did not have any documents. They were the citizens of Georgia travelling illegally to Germany.

On September 7, 2010 the border guards of Chop Detachment apprehended eight citizens of Georgia during the documents control at the railway station of Chop town.

Source: http://ua-reporter.com/novosti/95180

06-09-2010

A group of illegal migrants composed of four men and one woman were detained by the border guards 200 m before the state border.

On September 3, in the afternoon district inspector of border service during the patrolling noticed unfamiliar object 200 m before the state border moving towards the border and trying to get over the barrage fence.

Pursuing the trespasser who tried to “hide” the inspector of border service made two warning shots up. Then the violator was detained.

Later on “administrative operative group” with the help of the service dog apprehended three more men and a woman without any documents identifying them. They were the citizens of Pakistan and Somalia.

Now detainees are in TDC of Chop Border Detachment undergoing establishment of the circumstances on delinquency.

Source: http://www.ua-reporter.com/novosti/95008

30-08-2010

Three citizens of Moldova were detained in Lviv region. They planned to cross illegally the border on Poland. Illegal migrants were hiding in black polyethylene bags for litter from law enforcement agents. Border guards learned about appearance of suspected persons in the district from local residents. During the search, detail of mobile detachment “Mostyska” detected bags with violators in gully of forest bell. Moldavians of the age 25-32 years old tried to cross illegally Ukrainian border not for the first time and before they were apprehended by the officers of SBSU. At the present moment they are delivered to border subdivision.

Source: http://pvu.gov.ua/control/uk/publish/article?art_id=89372&cat_id=62916

27-08-2010

Receiving operative information about possible trespass of state border, border guards of BS “Novoselytsya” started that area of the border at once. Administrative-operative group of Chop Border Detachment organized a search in a result of which a group of citizens of Moldavia was detected some meters before the border consisting of five persons: four men and one woman. They had passports for travelling abroad and migration cards to Odessa city. During the interview with detainees border guards learned that the group intended to get illegally to the countries of EU aiming at further employment. At apprehension one of the men tried to hide from the border guards, however he was caught and delivered with the rest detainees to TDC in Chop Border Detachment in order to undergo filtration-checking measures.

Source: http://www.ua-reporter.com/novosti/94640

25-08-2010

 In the area of BS “Dyakovo” of Mukachevo Border Detachment information was received about three unfamiliar persons who were asking local people how to find a way to the state border…

At 11.50 border detail “administrative-operative group” detained three violators 300 m before the state border. At the present moment detainees are delivered to border post to undergo filtration-checking measures and material on administrative breaking of the law will be worked out . The detainees were citizens of Moldavia.

Source: http://www.ua-reporter.com/novosti/94506

18-08-2010

The citizen of Egypt with forged document of a sailor was detained by the border guards in the port of Mariupol. During the registration of vessel “Stefanos” arriving from Greece under the banner of Comoro Islands the following was clarified:one of the crew members – boatswain had forgery made on the Xerox instead of the passport. During the interview the sailor stated that he had not Ukrainian visa, and in order to go ashore to get permission he bought a sailor’s passport for $7 in Alexandria. However, the man as if did not know that passport was forged. For the attempt of illegal cross of the border of Ukraine a protocol on administrative infringement was compiled as to Egyptian. Materials of the case were handed to Prymorskyi District Court of Mariupol city for making legal decision.

Source:http://www.pvu.gov.ua/control/uk/publish/article?art_id=88815&cat_id=48886

17-08-2010
On August 17, 2010 a meeting took place with the participation of the head of SCNR Bohutskyi Y. and Regional Representative of UNHCR in Belorussia, Moldova and Ukraine Mrs. Wolken . Director of Department on Refugee and Asylum Issues Naumenko N.M. and head of Regional Representative of UNHCR in Belorussia, Moldova and Ukraine Mr. Furio de Angelis also participated in the meeting. The parties discussed the visit of mission of European Union on migration issues to Ukraine which will take place on September 20-24, 2010. Necessity to elaborate a joint strategy of SCNR and UNHCR concerning the governing of migration in Ukraine was stressed. Additionally the following questions were discussed: further extension of national system of asylum through changes in migration legislation of Ukraine, improvement of the quality of procedure on refugee status determination and cooperation with central body of executive power in the sphere of rights protection of asylum seekers and refugees.

Press-service of State Committee of Nationalities and Religions (SCNR)  
Source:http://www.scnm.gov.ua/control/uk/publish/article?art_id=135050&cat_id=45925

17-08-2010

Seven illegal migrants were apprehended by the border guards of Chop Detachment on the Slovakian and Hungarian border. All detainees were citizens of the countries that were founded in a result of USSR collapse – Russia, Georgia and Moldova. During the detention border guards had to use weapon apprehending three migrants from Georgia, and Moldavians resisted the detail.

The border guards of “Velykyi Bereznyi” had to detain the violators twice: they stopped three citizens of Georgia at about 10 a.m. 2 km before the border who had quiet evident intentions to get to Slovakia. The illegal migrants were so thrilled by the idea that decided not to pay attention to the border guards and reach the aim. Only shoots from the gun stopped brave Caucasians. Now it is found out that detainees arrived to Ukraine on legal basis through Byelorussia.

Chechen family also arrived here the same way – three detained citizens of Russia had migration cards. Husband, five and child (boy – five years old) were caught after operation of electrical alarm system.

Person of republic of Moldova walking along the bus station in the border village Velykyi Bereznyi decided to resist to the bitter end and during detention he started to fight; thus he was called additionally to administrative responsibility.    

Generally, in the course of seven months of the present year the officers of State Border Service detained more than one and a half thousand illegal migrants. Ten thousand more potential illegal migrants were refused in entering the country. The overwhelming majority of the migrants are emigrants from CIS countries.

Source:http://www.pvu.gov.ua/control/uk/publish/article?art_id=88675&cat_id=62916