State Border Guard Service of Ukraine
Reserved men have the right to go abroad on vacation and on a business trip. The exception is civil servants, for whom crossing the border is possible only on a business trip.
Border guards used FPV drones to thwart an attempt by the Russians to break through to Ukrainian positions in light vehicles in the Vovchansk direction. The occupiers tried to use the element of surprise.
With the beginning of summer, an increase in passenger traffic in Lviv region is expected to +40%. The largest queues are recorded at the "Krakivets" and "Shehyni" checkpoints.
SAP and NABU have submitted to the court a case against the head of the State Border Guard Service department, who gave a bribe in cryptocurrency. He paid $355,000 to avoid exposure of corruption.
According to the NBU, the number of Ukrainian migrants abroad exceeded 6. 9 million people. Since the beginning of 2025, about 100,000 people have left Ukraine.
Russian troops are trying to storm the border in small groups, but are suffering heavy losses. The Armed Forces of Ukraine are destroying enemy equipment, and there have been fewer such attempts recently.
Mark Rutte stated that NATO will closely monitor the joint Russian-Belarusian exercises "Zapad-2025. " The exercises will take place in September in Belarus, with the participation of 13,000 people expected.
The enemy has intensified its offensive in the Sumy, Kharkiv, and Chernihiv regions, using artillery, aviation, and assault groups, despite heavy losses.
Traffic is temporarily difficult at the Shehyni checkpoint on the Ukrainian-Polish border due to repair works. Please take this into account when planning your trips.
Border guards discovered equipment for the production of cigarettes, disguised as mineral water, and tobacco hidden under pulp. Goods worth over 10 million hryvnias were seized.
A law enforcement officer organized the illegal transportation of men of conscription age across the border to Transnistria. Detained while trying to transport an evader.
Border guards do not record non-standard situations on the border with Belarus, but are strengthening the defense in this direction due to the threat of joint exercises between the Russian Federation and Belarus in September.
A DPSU colonel offered a bribe to the head of the military medical commission for a fictitious diagnosis in order to avoid getting into the combat zone. He and the nurse were notified of suspicion, they face up to 8 years in prison.
In Zhytomyr region, border guards detained a man who tried to escape and used a gas canister against a border guard. He faces up to 5 years in prison.
Russian troops are trying to advance deeper into the Sumy region with infantry groups, actively shelling the positions of the Armed Forces. The enemy uses aircraft and tries to break through on ATVs.
Russian forces have intensified assaults in the Sumy region, using small groups of infantry and drones to break through defenses. The enemy is trying to expand the territory for attacks deep into Ukraine.
A 31-year-old woman was detained at the "Krakivets" checkpoint while trying to import 713 packages of medicines from Poland. The value of the contraband is estimated at over one million hryvnias.
Ukrainian border guards used "Prime" strike drone systems to carry out precision strikes on the occupiers' positions in the Kursk region. Artillery, bunkers, shelters, and enemy firing points were destroyed.
At the "Shehyni" checkpoint, vehicle processing is slowed down due to repair work. Drivers are urged to choose alternative checkpoints.
An attack occurred on border guards in Velykyi Bereznyi who were checking for involvement in smuggling evaders. Two officers were injured, and a criminal investigation has been opened.
Russia maintains the potential for action near the border of Ukraine, the spokesman of the State Border Guard Service reported. The enemy has been accumulating forces after attempts to dislodge the Defense Forces of Ukraine from the Kursk region.
A citizen of a West Asian country was on the international wanted list and tried to hide in Ukraine. He was detained and extradited.
Border guards found the bodies of two Ukrainians who were trying to illegally cross the border in the mountains. The preliminary cause of death of both men is hypothermia.
An exchange of prisoners took place, as a result of which 303 Ukrainian soldiers returned home. This was facilitated by the Kursk offensive operation, which made it possible to capture 971 Russians.
The third stage of the exchange took place, with 303 Ukrainian soldiers returning home, including 70 defenders of Mariupol. In total, 1,000 Ukrainians have returned home in three days.
The third stage of the "1000 for 1000" prisoner exchange, agreed upon in Turkey, has taken place. Soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the National Guard, border guards, and employees of the State Special Transport Service are returning home.
On May 24, Ukraine returned 307 soldiers from Russian captivity, most of whom were captured in the Donetsk region in 2022. Tomorrow, May 25, the third stage of the exchange in the "1000 for 1000" format will take place.
As part of the large prisoner exchange "1000 for 1000," 307 Ukrainian defenders were returned. Among those released are 27 defenders of Mariupol, the youngest is 25 years old, and the oldest is 61.
Eight citizens of Afghanistan tried to illegally cross the border from Belarus to Ukraine. Border guards detained them in Rivne region, one of the migrants tried to escape.
Ombudsman Lubinets reported on the return of 390 Ukrainian prisoners under the "1000 for 1000" format. Among those released are 270 military personnel from the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the National Guard, border guards, and three women.