Category Archives: Translated Media-News from Ukraine

Guinean jumped out of the train to get to Hungary

16-07-2013

Information about the man jumping out of the train was received by the border guards from the conductor. Soon, law enforcement agents detained “runaway passenger” 100 m before the border line. He was the citizen of Guinea.

As it was learned soon, detainee arrived to Ukraine for studies some years ago. He decided to “visit” Hungary and was registered at the border according to his passport. However, he showed forged certificate of the citizen of France in the Hungarian check point. That was the reason of his return. Nevertheless, the man made a decision not to give up and while returning he jumped out of the train “Zahon-Chop” already at Ukrainian territory and continued his trip to Hungary.

Some more “travellers” were apprehended by the border guards of the same detachment. Late at night they stopped two unfamiliar persons 300 m before the border.  Detainees were the citizens Cote d’Ivoire and Somalia.

In generally, since the beginning of the present year, SBSU workers apprehended 716 illegal migrants, 300 out of them were apprehended for illegal cross of the state border, almost 400 for the violation of the rules on stay, and 15 more for other infringements. Besides, about 1830 potential illegal migrants were rejected in entering the country.

Source: http://dpsu.gov.ua/ua/about/news/news_1987.htm

Moldavian hided in the boot in order to avoid the meeting with the border guards

16-07-2013

Border guards of State Border Service of Ukraine found a citizen of Moldova hided in the boot of the car in Odessa oblast. The lorry minivan crossed Ukrainian-Moldavian border in the check point “Stanislavivka”. The vehicle was driven by the citizen of Moldova. In the course of registration, border guards of Kotovskyi Detachment found a man in the boot. Unknown was Moldavian having birth certificate and driving licenses. As it was learned, hiding in the car he intended to avoid border control and meeting with law enforcement agents. According to the present fact, Odessa SSU workers were informed on the point.

Other two citizens of Moldova were apprehended by the border guards of Belgorod-Dnistrovskyi Detachment in Odessa oblast. Both women crossed the border in the check point “Kuchurgan-auto”. During the control procedure, it was established that one of them used another’s passport of the citizen of Russia. It was learned that it was passport of her daughter. Other “traveler” took the friend’s passport to the trip, the citizen of Moldova, which she intended to use at the border. Both women were handed over to neighboring side.

Source: http://dpsu.gov.ua/ua/about/news/news_1988.htm

Georgians got to EU countries through Transcarpathia in the search of happiness

15-07-2013

State Border Service of Ukraine (SBSU) marks a sufficient increase in the number of the citizens of Georgia that try to cross Ukrainian state border illegally. Their “invasion” was noticed at the border of Transcarpathia for some time past.

The last case happened on Sunday, July 14.Two citizens of Georgia with a little child trying to cross the state border were apprehended by the border guards of BS “Krasnaya Talovka” of Luhansk Detachment. In the course of border regimen control not far from the Ukrainian village Blagoveschenka, law enforcement agents stooped the car driven by the citizen of Ukraine.

There were two citizens of Georgia with a child inside the car. The spouses together with their 4-year-old son intended to get to Russia. Documents on administrative proceeding were executed against the detainees. The citizen of Ukraine is handed over to other law enforcement agents.

SBSU also noted that last week the workers of State Border Service of Ukraine apprehended in Transcarpathia some groups of illegal migrants – originating from Georgia. The trespassers tried to get illegally to the countries of European Union.

In general, since the beginning of the year border guards have already detained more than 110 citizens of Georgia for illegal cross of the border and violation of the rules on stay in Ukraine. In comparison with the previous year this number grew in 1,5 times. Certainly, the goal of their trip is to reach the countries of European Union and Russian Federation. Because of severe legislation for the citizens of Georgia, the majority of them want to get there through Ukrainian territory.

Arriving here officially with often goal of the trip, the citizens of Georgia are apprehended by the border guards while trying to cross the state border of Ukraine. Quite often border guards confiscate forged documents from detainees or they have no any documents identifying their personalities at all.

Source: http://ua-reporter.com/novosti/138159

Illegal migrants were detected in the airport Boryspil

10-07-2013

Border guards of separate check point “Kyiv” in the airport Boryspil did not admit to Ukraine seven citizens of Lebanon arrived by the flight from Beirut. Mentioned passengers, four of them were children, travelled to Kharkiv as if with tourist aim. However, it was established that the citizens of Lebanon came to the country in the search of better residence conditions.

The same day, the border guards rejected in entering the country to two citizens of Nigeria and 9 citizens of Georgia whose aim of the trip did not correspond to the reality. Thus, Nigerians as if arrived for the prom of their friend and planned to stay for a week. However, the border guards detected that these citizens were already refused in issue of visa of Great Britain and Ukraine.

It is worth to mention, that since the beginning of the present year the staff of the check point “Kyiv” detected 415 migrants, 300 of them could not confirm the goal of their trip.

Source:  http://dpsu.gov.ua/ua/about/news/news_1972.htm

Border guards of Mohyliv-Podilskyi detachment took “lime” Frenchman out of the train

10-07-2013

«Lime» citizen of France was detected in the check point of railway connection “Mohyliv-Podilskyi-Voltchynets”.

French passport presented by the passenger of the train “Moscow-Chisinau” attracted attention of the border detail at once. While visual examining the document it was established that the facial features of its bearer were sufficiently different from the image on the photo. In addition, the height indicated in the document did not also correspond to the reality. In the course of the further investigation other essential forgeries were noticed.

Subsequently, the “Frenchman” with African appearance named himself as the citizen of Congo. According to his words, in order to get to Moldova and from there through EU countries to Great Britain he used his brother’s passport. The violator assured the law enforcement agents that he started to such a many-kilometers-voyage for the sake of love as his girlfriend lived in far foggy Albion. The “lime” Frenchman is detained until his personality will be established.

Source: http://dpsu.gov.ua/ua/about/news/news_1973.htm

SSU disclosed channel of organizers of illegal migration

 25-06-2013

SSU officers in Transcarpathia region apprehended three local residents that were suspected in organization of international smuggling channel of illegal migrants through the state border of Ukraine.

In the end of May of the present year, operative group of SSU detained two cars in one of the populated areas of Vynohradiv region in which members of the grouping transported four citizens of Sri Lanka and one Pakistani. Then the malefactors planned to smuggle illegal migrants through Ukrainian-Hungarian border beyond the check point. Illegal migrants made their way to the countries of European Union choosing Ukraine as a transit territory.

A criminal case was commenced concerning the detained citizens of Ukraine according to Part 3 Article 332 of Criminal Code of Ukraine. Sanction of the Article foresees punishment in the form of imprisonment for 7 to 9 years.

 According to the court decision, preventive measure was chosen as two malefactors – imprisonment , the third one – was sentenced to pay the fine in the sum of 22 000 UAH.

 Illegal migrants were handed over to State border Service of Ukraine for deportation from the territory of Ukraine.

Source: http://zakarpattyachko.com.ua/2012-02-08-16-29-22/novyny/5774-u-zakarpatt-sbu-vikrila-kanal-organzatorv-nelegalno-mgracz

Six Moldavians with forged passports were apprehended in Odessa airport

01-07-2013

SBSU officers apprehended 6 citizens of Moldova having forged Ukrainian documents.

The border guards of Belgorod-Dnistrovskyi Detachment received information in time that detainees can use forged documents while crossing the border. Organizing cooperation with border guards of Odessa order Detachment and customs workers, the citizens of Moldova were detected during the check in for the flight “Odessa-Antalia”. In the course of the joint examination, 6 forged Ukrainian documents for travelling abroad were found in Moldavians. According to the results of detailed check of the documents it was established that photos of the bearers and constituent data were changed at the informational page.

As to fact, six forged documents were detected and law enforcements agencies were informed on this point.

Source: http://dpsu.gov.ua/ua/about/news/news_1933.htm

Citizens of Moldova were getting to Poland and Belarus

02-07-2013

 Border guards of State Border Service appreheneded 2 citizens of Moldova in Lviv oblast. Information about the trespassers was received by district inspector of BS “Salashi”. The man and woman were moving by the car of Ukrainian registration driven by the Ukrainian. They left 600 m to reach the border on Poland. At the present moment, all circumstances of the infringement are established.   

One more Moldavian was detained in Zhyomyr oblast by the workers of Department of Border Service “Ovruch”. The man was stopped early in the morning on the way to Ukrainian populated area Vystupovychi and Belarus one Nova Rudna 200 m before the border line. As it was learned by the border guards, the violator decided to avoid the check points because the day before they did not admit the citizen of Moldova to cross the state border as he violated the rules of preliminary stay.

Source: http://dpsu.gov.ua/ua/about/news/news_1938.htm

The first meeting of the working group on integration of refugee and persons in need of subsidiary protection into Ukrainian society

04-06-2013

 The representatives of State Migration service, Ministry of Health Care, Ministry of Science and Education, Ministry of Culture, State Service of Employment, Ministry of Industry and Policy, Ministry of Regional development, SSU and experts of Regional Representation of UNHCR presented at the first meeting.

The state of implementation of “Plan of Action as to integration of refugees and persons in need of subsidiary protection into Ukrainian society for the period up to 2020” by central bodies of executive power in 2013 was discussed at the meeting.

Source: http://dmsu.gov.ua/novyny/novyny-dms-ukrainy/1403-provedeno-pershe-zasidannya-robochoji-grupi-z-pitan-integratsiji-bizhentsiv-ta-osib-yaki-potrebuyut-dodatkovogo-zakhistu-v-ukrajinske-suspilstvo

Roundtable discussed introduction of governmental programs to combat xenophobia, racism and ethnic intolerance

12-06-2013

On June 11,there was a meeting of the roundtable “Elaboration of mechanisms on open cooperation between the government and public society concerning prevention of the right of radical extremism” , which was organized by the Secretariat of Commissioner of Supreme Council of Ukraine on human rights and IOM Representation in Ukraine.

In the course of the roundtable meeting the representatives of Central Power Bodies reported on the state of introduction of governmental programs to combat xenophobia, racism and ethnic intolerance and cooperation with public organizations. SMS representatives expressed the position of the Service on specified direction , namely in the part of legal protection of the rights of the refugees and other categories of the migrants determined by legislation, cooperation strengthening of bodies of state power, international, public organizations in this sphere, realization of the actions on integration of mentioned persons into Ukrainian society.

Source: http://dmsu.gov.ua/novyny/novyny-dms-ukrainy/1421-na-kruglomu-stoli-obgovoreno-vprovadzhennya-derzhavnikh-program-z-protidiji-ksenofobiji-rasizmu-ta-mizhetnichnoji-netolerantnosti