Category Archives: Translated Media-News from Ukraine

Border guards detained illegal migrant in Uzhhorod

26-04-2018

The foreigner, who violated the stay rules on the territory of Ukraine, was detained by the border guards and representatives of National Police at night. In the course of special operation “Border-2018” the inspector of BD “Uzhhorod” together with the policemen revealed a man nearby the railway station, who had no any documents and was unable to explain the reason of his stay within the controlled border area. Detainee introducing himself as the citizen of Azerbaijan was delivered to the Department of BD “Uzhhorod” in order to clarify the circumstances and conduct the verifying procedures. Upon identifying the violator the offender will be brought to administrative responsibility.

Source:https://dpsu.gov.ua/ua/news/nelegalnogo-migranta-zatrimali-prikordonniki-v-uzhgorodi/

Two citizens of India were detained nearby the border on Poland

25-04-2018

The border guards of Mostyskyi Detachment detected and revealed two foreigners nearby Ukrainian-Polish order, who intended to get illegally to the neighboring country. The district inspector of Border Guard Service received information from the inhabitants of the village Shegeni about two unknown persons of Asian appearance to be near the border. Reaction group started to the place immediately. Detained foreigners were stopped some tens meters before neighboring Poland just when they were trying to overcome the barrage fence. The detainees were the citizens of India, 1986 and 1991 YOB. They had passport documents. The law enforcers established that the foreigners arrived to Ukraine in established order, however, they continued their trip in illegal way. The protocols were prepared as to the citizens. Decision on the case of attempt to cross the state border of Ukraine will be made by the court.

Source:  https://dpsu.gov.ua/ua/news/bilya-kordonu-z-polshcheyu-zatrimali-dvoh-gromadyan-indii/

Group of illegal migrants intended to cross the border in freight train in Kharkiv region

23-04-2018

The border guards of Kharkiv Detachment together with the staff of Operative Department of Kharkiv Detachment detained five persons attempting to leave the territory of Ukraine by the freight train beyond the check point. The border guards received in advance information about the offenders’ agreement with the freight train team as to illegal transportation through Ukrainian-Russian border. The border guards started to the railway station in order to reveal and detain the violators. After a thorough examination of the train the law enforcers did not find the persons trying illegally to cross the state border. so, additional action were taken to find them.  In a result of further verification the border guards assisted by the service dog managed to find five persons nearby the village of Lyman 5 km before the railway station “Topoli”. On the offenders attempted to run away, however, the border guards detained him as well as all other travelers. Meanwhile, it was established that 3 citizen of Azerbaijan and 1 citizen of Uzbekistan accompanied by the Ukrainian entered into a plot with the team of the train for illegal cross of the state border beyond the check point because the Russian law enforcers banned their entrance to the RF. All detainees will be handed over to the National Police, their further destiny will be decided by the court. Notification about crime commitment was sent to the competent authorities under the Article 332 of the CCU “Illegal transportation of persons through the state border of Ukraine”.

Source: https://dpsu.gov.ua/ua/news/na-harkivshchini-grupa-nelegaliv-namagalis-peretnuti-kordon-u-vantazhnomu-poizdi/

Law enforcers found 13 illegal migrants from the Southern-Eastern Asia in Odesa

23-04-2018

Operations staff of the Southern Regional Department of State Border Guard Service together with the representatives of associated authorities in Odesa region carries out joint actions on illegal migrants’ stay within the territory of Ukraine. In a result of conducted joint actions 13 foreign citizens from Southern-Eastern Asia were apprehended. The foreigners violated the stay rules on the territory of Ukraine being found within the industrial market. So far, the revealed citizens were delivered to Migration Service in Odesa region for preparing procedural document under the Part 1 Article 203 of the AICU (Foreigners and stateless persons’ violation of the stay rules in Ukraine transit travel through the Ukrainian territory).

Source: https://dpsu.gov.ua/ua/news/v-odesi-pravoohoronci-viyavili-13-nelegaliv-iz-pivdenno-shidnoi-azii-/

Border guards revealed six Iranians with forged and invalid documents in Boryspil Airport

20-04-2018

Six citizens of Iran were stopped by the border guards of Separate check point “Kyiv” or documents verification in the Boryspil Airport. Thus, the border guards detected 3 citizens of Iran during the selective control of the documents of the passengers from the transit passage to Germany, who had forded ID-cards of the French citizens. The persons were taken from the flight and they will be returned later on. In the course of verification actions performed on another flight – “Istanbul-Kyiv-Tegeran” there were 3 persons (mother, father and a child aged 6) detected having the second package of documents of the citizens of Denmark. The foreigners are also taken off from the flight, soon they will be returned back.

Source:https://dpsu.gov.ua/ua/news/prikordonniki-viyavili-v-borispoli-shestero-iranciv-z-pidroblenimi-ta-nediysnimi-dokumentami/

In Lviv region the border guards detained two Turks trying illegally to get to Poland

17-04-2018

Two foreigners trying to cross the border outside the check point “Rava-Ruska” were detained by the border guards of Lviv Detachment.

The district inspector informed the border guards about appearance of two unknown persons of non-Slavic appearance moving towards the border.

In order to verify received information and look for possible offenders the reaction group started to the place and about 1 km before the border found two unknown persons with documents – Turkish citizens. In the course of the communication the men were unable to confirm the purpose of their stay on the outskirts of the settlement. Thus, they were delivered to the Border Guard Department aiming to establish the reasons of their stay in the border area.

During further verification activities it was established that the foreigners were trying to violate the state border. Currently, the violators are arrested up to three days with the aim to establish the circumstances of the offense. Their actions fall under the signs of offences provided for by the Article 204-1, Part 2 “Illegal cross or attempt of illegal cross of the state border of Ukraine”.

It will be noted that the cross or attempt to cross the state border of Ukraine in any way outside the checkpoints over the state border of Ukraine without proper documents or with documents which contain false information about the person or without the permission of the relevant authorities is punishable by a fine in the range of one hundred to two hundred untaxed minimums of the citizens or administrative arrest for up to fifteen days.

Source:https://dpsu.gov.ua/ua/news/na-lvivshchini-prikordonniki-zatrimali-dvoh-turkiv-yaki-namagalis-nezakonno-potrapiti-do-polshchi/

Iranian with forged document of Israeli citizen was not passed to Latvia

17-04-2018

Violator with forged documents was revealed in Boryspil Airport by the border guards of Separate check point “Kyiv”.

During the selective control of transit passengers arrived from Thailand the border guards detected completely forged passport of the citizen of Israel. The forgery, which the citizen of Iran intended to use, was confiscated immediately. He planned to get to Riga by this forged document.

The person was taken off the flight. Soon, he will be returned.

Source:https://dpsu.gov.ua/ua/news/irancya-z-pidroblenim-dokumentom-gromadyanina-izrailyu-prikordonniki-ne-propustili-do-latvii/

Border guards detained two Azerbaijani who went to Russia

15-04-2018

The border guards of BD “Krasnopillia” of Sumy Detachment detained two violators of the state border of Ukraine.

The border patrol detained two citizens of Azerbaijan a few meters from the state border close to the settlement Grabovske. The foreigner tried to cross illegally the Ukrainian-Russian border from Ukraine to Russia outside the established checkpoints.

Now, administrative materials were prepared as to two Azerbaijani aged 60 and 57 concerning their attempt of cross illegally the state border of Ukraine under the Part 2 Article 204-1 of AICU.

Source: https://dpsu.gov.ua/ua/news/prikordonniki-zatrimali-dvoh-azerbaydzhanciv-yaki-pryamuvali-do-rosii-/

Border guards detained illegal migrant

14-04-2018

During the day the border guards of Lviv Detachment prevented an attempt of illegal crossing of the state border by citizens of Guinea.

Thus, the border guards of BD “Rava-Ruska”, Lviv Detachment revealed a citizen without any documents 200 meters before the border, who tried to get illegally to the EU bypassing the checkpoints. During the interview, the man reported to be a citizen of Guinea. Administrative protocol was prepared on this fact. The foreigner was delivered to the border unit.

Source:https://dpsu.gov.ua/ua/news/prikordonniki-zatrimali-nelegala-ta-porushnika-derzhavnogo-kordonu/

About 330 thousand illegal and potential migrants were detained at the Ukrainian border

13-04-2018

Illegal migration is one of the fundamental threats, which for many years has remained a problem not only for Ukraine but also for the EU countries.

It should be noted that due to its geopolitical location, over the past few decades Ukraine not passing illegal migrants to its territory has become a reliable shield of the external EU borders. It is only since independence the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine detained about 150 thousand of illegal migrants at the Ukrainian border, of which 123 thousand for illegally crossing of the border, and denied in entry to nearly 180 thousands of potential illegal migrants, and more than 40 thousand of illegal foreigners were deported from Ukraine.

However, over the last three years, attempts by migrants to cross illegally the border have decreased significantly: in 2015 – 1807 persons, 2016 – 1040 persons, in 2017 – 886).

It should be noted that the change in the flows of illegal migrants through Ukrainian territory to the Western Europe was preceded by painstaking daily work of the border guards. There were years, especially in 1994-1999-s, when the peak flow of the migrants was more than 65 thousand foreigners. In the next few years, due to the improvement of border protection system there was marked a a decline in illegal migration by 50-70%. However, in 2003-2005, the criminal elements restructured the flows and, as a consequence, there occurred intensification of illegal migration, mainly due to a significant increase of the migrants from the CIS countries. The next few years, the CIS citizens has remained to be the largest category of the irregular migrants. Since 2008 at the borders with EU countries it has been managed to reduce the number of attempts to breach the border by the illegal migrants by 10% in subsequent years a continuous decline in illegal migration is recorded. For example, in 2008, 3,4 thousand migrants were apprehended for illegal cross of the border, and in 2016 – 1.04 thousand.

Note that, as a rule, for the illegal migrants to move via the territory of Ukraine in the beginning they attempted to enter legally by valid document with a different purpose, in particular, education, tourism, business, private affairs. And soon, their further movement was organized to the Western area in order to cross illegally the border. Thus, there are records about the formation of a network of highly profitable criminal business, specializing in the illegal migration, in particular smuggling, production of counterfeit documents of high quality and the organization of transportation. The fight against this transnational criminal network is complicated due to an extensive activities of its representatives in various countries, which for the organization of illegal activities, use advanced communication.

To fully counteract illegal migration in Ukraine the appropriate normative-legal framework in the sphere of combating illegal migration has been established, a variety of public programs has been consistently implemented, coordination of integrated border management is improved as well international cooperation is developed with relevant European institutions and establishments of the EU countries.

Source: https://dpsu.gov.ua/ua/news/na-ukrainskomu-kordoni-zatrimano-blizko-330-tisyach-nezakonnih-ta-potenciynih-migrantiv/