Category Archives: Translated Media-News from Ukraine

Transcarpathian SSU caught all organizers of unlawful transportation of illegal migrants

07-07-2014

Organizer of unlawful transportation of illegal migrants was extradited from Romanian to Ukraine, who was concealing from law enforcement agents abroad…

The native of Chernivtsi oblast was extradited and delivered to Department of SSU in Transcarpathian oblast being the organizer of unlawful transportation of persons through the state border, who was concealed for a long time from the inquest abroad. It was proved that the organizer with three accomplices – residents of Vynohradiv region in April-May 2013 – smuggled 15 illegal migrants through Ukrainian-Hungarian state border. All stages of illegal activity from transportation of illegal migrants to their point of destination were clearly distributed among the malefactors. Three accomplices delivered illegal migrants to border area, waiting for them at Hungarian side the organizer himself accompanied them to the point of destination.

In May 2013, SSU officers detained two cars in the highway Khust-Vynohradiv, where two malefactors transported four citizens of Sri Lanka and one Syrian. The agents established at once one more accomplice and organizer of the smuggling channel.

Three members of the criminal grouping were notified of suspicion in crime commitment stipulated  by Part 3 Article 332 (illegal transportation of persons through the state border of Ukraine) of Crime Code of Ukraine.

In order to avoid criminal responsibility, the malefactors crossed Ukrainian state border illegally after bailment appointed by the court. All members of unlawful activity, as well as the organizer, were put on the international wanted list by Department of SSU in Transcarpathian oblast.

In January of the current year the location of the smuggler-organizer was established, he was apprehended by border police during attempt to cross Romanian-Moldavian border.

In June of the current year he was extradited to Ukraine and  he was notified of suspicion according to Part 3 Article 332 of Crime Code of Ukraine. Astothecourtdecision, suspectedwassentencedtodetention. So far, the accomplices were detained in Czech Republic and expect for the extradition to Ukraine.

Source: http://www.ua-reporter.com/novosti/153268

Three Georgians were detained while trying to cross the state border

07-07-2014

Border guards of BS “Uzhgorod” received operative information about unfamiliar persons getting out of the car nearby the check point “Uzhgorod” and starting to move towards the state border of Ukraine.

Within minutes, reaction group of border subdivision detained three persons of Caucasian appearance during the attempt to cross the state border in the distance of 250 m.

The man confessed that they were the citizens of Georgia, however no identifying documents they had. Detainees were delivered to border subdivision. Preliminary legal qualification of the infringement was undertaken according to Articles 202, 204-1 Part 2 of Crime Code of Ukraine.

Source: http://www.ua-reporter.com/novosti/153269

Four illegal migrants were apprehended in Kharkiv arriving from Russia

06-07-2014

Border guards of BS «Tymofiivka» of Kharkiv Detachment together with MOI officers detained a group of illegal migrants due to preliminary information. Inter-agency group stopped the minibus of Ukrainian registration for investigation nearby the border. It was established that the citizen of Ukraine driving the car transported 3 citizens of Afghanistan – wife, husband and a child of 2 years old and the citizen (woman) of Vietnam. Besides, there were two citizens of Ukraine inside the vehicle, who accompanied the group. The migrants had valid passports with control signs on the arrival in the beginning of July of the current year in the airport “Sheremetievo” and the tickets for the train “Moscow-Belgorod” with their input surnames. Considering mentioned and acting in the frames of international legislation stipulating transmission of detained illegal migrants to the country they arrived from to Ukraine, the border guards initiated border-representation meeting with the representatives of border office of RF. Altogether, in spite of absolute above mentioned evidences (signs of arrival to the airport, tickets for the train), explanation of the detainees and their tracks at control and investigation line – Russian border guards rejected to recognize the fact that the group of illegal migrants got to Ukraine from the territory of Russia. So far, a protocol of administrative infringement was proceeded against the driver. The citizens of Ukraine were handed to SSU officers to clarify the details of the infringement.

Source: http://dpsu.gov.ua/ua/about/news/news_4505.htm

Turk hided his real passport in the shoe

04-07-2014

Borderguards of Lutsk Detachment detained a citizen presenting his forged passport of the citizen of Bulgaria at the international checkpoint “Yagodyn-railway station”. During the border control of the train “Kyiv-Warsaw” aborder guards’ suspicionastothepassportsofone of the passengers was aroused. In a result of thorough inspection of the document, the border guards established that it was partially forged by means of changing the page with constituent data of the bearer. The foreigner confessed immediately that he was the citizen of Turkey of 1969 DOB and took his real passport from the shoe, with the help of which he arrived to Ukraine. The man explained that in such a way he planned to get to Germany aiming at finding job, and passport was bought for € 2.5 thousand. So far, the traveler will be punished as to administrative responsibility for attempt to cross the state border illegally and criminal responsibility for using intentionally forged document.

Source: http://dpsu.gov.ua/ua/about/news/news_4494.htm

Group of children leaves their homes in Donetsk and moves temporarily to Transcarpathia

04-07-2014

The staff of Department of State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Transcarpathian oblast met the group of children, who were forced to leave their homes because of anti-terrorist operation in Donetsk and temporarily move to Transcarpathia.

The settlers were placed to hotel complex “Shypot Karpat” located in picturesque village Pylypets, Mizhhirrya region. The head of State Emergency Service personally checked the conditions of their stay. He got acquainted with the children and promised to help them.

“Operative Rescue Service of Transcarpathian oblast shall assist and support all citizens displaced in this complicated for them time. No family in need of this assistance shall stay without attention”, – it was marked by the head rescuer of the oblast.

Besides, excursion was organized for the children to one of the seven wonders of Ukraine – waterfall Shypot, which is located at a foot of the mountain Hymba.

During the rest with the children, the psychologists of State Emergency Service communicated with them in order to draw their attention from problems and sad thoughts as well as to comfort with interesting stories and legends hided by Transcarpathian land.

Source: http://www.ua-reporter.com/novosti/153203

Chop border guards summarized activity for 6 months

03-07-2014

Generally, developments in the area of Chop Border Detachment in the first half of 2014predetermined the flow of illegal migrants. The main countries of origin were Afghanistan, Syria and Georgia. Overall, in the course of six months of the current year the subdivisions of border security of Chop Detachment detained 115 illegal migrants. During the passport control there were 2 forged, 3 someone’s and 67 invalid documents detected. About 287 persons were not let passed through the border, violation of the rules of foreigners’ stay in Ukraine was detected in 168 cases. 381 persons were called to administrative responsibility, who were fined for the sum of more than 600 thousand UAH.

Source: http://www.ua-reporter.com/novosti/153136

521 persons arrived to Transcarpathia from the Crimea and regions of ATO realization

02-07-2014

521 persons, among which there are a lot of little children and disabled persons, have found shelter on the territory of Transcarpathian oblast.

Just this number of the citizens has been registered in the regional headquarter on issues connected with social provision of the citizens of Ukraine being displaced from the temporarily occupied territory and regions, where ATO (anti-terroristic operation) is conducted. The overwhelming majority of persons were settled in Uzhgorod and Mukachevo regions. According to the order of the head of Transcarpathian Oblast State Administration Valeriy Lunchenko No. 202, the regional headquarter was formed to coordinate the aid organization of displacement of persons from the regions of ATO realization and creation of appropriate conditions for their temporary residence and social support.

The citizens displacing can address for aid by the phone: +38 (0312) 61-22-20.
Also, free governmental “hot line” works in 24-hour regimen — 0 800 507 309.

Source:http://goloskarpat.info/zakarpattya/40006-521-lyudina-pribula-na-zakarpattya-z-krimu-ta-regioniv-de-provoditsya-ato.html

Ten Uzbeks intended to cross the border in “Boryspil” with forged documents

02-07-2014

Border guards of Separate check point “Kyiv” detected 10 violators at once during the passport control. Verifying the documents, border guards noticed the signs of State Border Guard Service of unestablished standard in the documents of ten citizens of Uzbekistan making their way to Kazakhstan.

The men reported that they arrived to Ukraine six months ago and were working in one of capital building firms. They also explained that their passports for travelling abroad were taken by the employer after their arrival, and he returned them before the departure together with forged signs and residence permits. He recommended to come back to their country of origin as if because of the decrease in the volume of construction work. According to the present fact of infringement, a report was sent to police officers.

Source:  http://dpsu.gov.ua/ru/about/news/news_4476.htm

 

Four illegal migrants from Ghana and Cote d’Ivoir were detained near the border on Poland

01-07-2014

Four illegal migrants were detained nearby the border on Poland by the border guards of Lviv Detachment. Local residents informed about the appearance of unfamiliar people. Border detail of BS “Grushev” checked the specified direction and detected two men, according to their words they were from Ghana. Besides, the service dog participating in the search showed by its behavior the direction of movement of two possible violators. Soon, the border guards apprehended a trespasser 200 m before the state border, the second one was detained afterwards. The travelers reported that they had arrived from Cote d’Ivoir, however, like other detainees, they had not any documents. The man told that they were delivered to wood locality nearby the border for the money award. However, lateron, asbeing not in the know of their location, they stayed in the forest for night. An attempt to cross the border finished by the meeting with Ukrainian border guards for all of them. Now, law enforcement agents delivered the detainees to subdivision in order to process administrative protocols and establish their personalities. Their further destiny will be decided by the court.

Source:  http://dpsu.gov.ua/ru/about/news/news_4463.htm

Six citizens of Vietnam with smugglers from Lviv were apprehended at the petrol station in Mukachevo

30-06-2014

SSU staff in Transcarpathian oblast disclosed and stopped the unlawful activity of a group of persons, members of which had organized illegal transportation of migrants from the countries of South-East Asia through the state border of Ukraine to the countries of European Union.

On June 25, law enforcement agents detected 6 citizens of Vietnam in the border area of Mukachevo region, Transcarpathian oblast. Three inhabitants of Lviv oblast planned to smuggle illegal migrants beyond the check point. However, their plan failed. The law enforcement agents detained the violators already at the petrol station in the town of Mukachevo.

Source: http://www.ua-reporter.com/novosti/152998