Border guards see drop in illegal border crossings

The State Border Guard Service of Ukraine records a tendency toward a decrease in the number of illegal border crossing attempts.

That’s according to the agency’s spokesman, Andriy Demchenko, who spoke on the air of the national telethon, Ukrinform reports.

"Since August, we have seen a downward trend in the attempts at illegal border crossings. And as of now, no increase in such attempts has been recorded in recent days," said Demchenko.

According to the official, most of the cases of border breach are recorded outside checkpoints. On legal routes, there have been much fewer attempts.

"There, people try to use forged documents, hide in vehicles, or look for fictitious reasons that would allow them to cross the state border," explained the spokesperson.

He added that most cases of illegal crossing are recorded at the borders with Moldova and Romania.

As reported earlier, at least three people are believed to have conspired in Zaporizhzhia region to set up a scheme that would allow local council deputies to flee Ukraine under martial law.

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