State Border Guard Service of Ukraine
Border guards of the Forpost brigade captured three occupiers near Vovchansk. The Russian prisoners have already been handed over to the relevant services.
205 defenders have returned home, including the defenders of Azovstal. Approximately 95% of those released had been in Russian captivity since 2022.
Ukraine has returned 205 defenders from Russian captivity as part of a major exchange. Most of the released soldiers had been in captivity since 2022.
Border guards thanked mothers for their support and prayers in a festive greeting. Women teach the defenders to be strong and not to give up after defeats.
From May 11 to 15, the e-Avizacja system for booking departure times will be tested at the Dorohusk checkpoint. Drivers are asked to take these changes into account when planning their trips.
The SBU detained three residents of the Donetsk and Chernihiv regions for disseminating data on the movement of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The perpetrators face up to eight years in prison.
Law enforcement officers detained a soldier who beat a fellow serviceman in front of the formation in Dnipro, filmed it on video, and later deserted. He faces up to 12 years in prison for torture and desertion.
In Zakarpattia, a fake ambulance transporting men to the border was intercepted. The organizers of the scheme were to receive 15,000 dollars for such a trip.
On the evening of May 2, a relay balloon flew from Belarus into Ukraine. It is used to amplify the signal for Russian strike weapons.
The Ministry of Defense is becoming a single window for procurements funded by partners. The circulation of painkillers at the front and the codification of Ukrainian explosives have been simplified.
Due to road surface repairs on the Polish side, the Medyka – Shehyni checkpoint will operate with restrictions. The works are expected to last approximately five weeks.
Since the beginning of 2024, over 3,600 border violators have been detained. The most popular routes remain the sections on the borders with Romania and Moldova.
The detainee turned out to be a border service employee: he was involved in adjusting enemy strikes on the northern regions of Ukraine. He faces life imprisonment with confiscation of property.
The SBU and the Defense Forces launched massive strikes on occupier bases in Luhansk and other cities. Concentration points of Russian troops and ammunition depots were destroyed.
Police detained a Kyiv resident who posed as a major general. He promised to remove a soldier from the military register and take him abroad for 15,000 dollars.
In Kharkiv, the organizer of a soldier's escape to Poland for $19,300 was detained. The man promised a border crossing via Belarus despite the individual's AWOL status.
Road surface repairs will be carried out on the border with Poland until June 1. Traffic will be organized in one lane in a reversible mode, possible delays when crossing.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs will update the protocols for patrol officers' work and involve military personnel in their training. Combat veterans will be offered positions as police instructors.
Law enforcement officers detained organizers of escapes abroad and document forgery schemes worth up to 20 thousand dollars. The suspects face up to 9 years in prison.
The spokesman for the State Border Guard Service stated that there are no large Russian forces or infantry for a repeated offensive. Intelligence is monitoring the situation and is not recording any build-up of units.
The Isaccea border crossing point will be restricted on April 17 from 08:00 to 14:00. Citizens are advised to choose alternative routes across the border in advance.
Due to the repair of the bridge over the Tysa, from April 15 to May 15, traffic restrictions for cars will be in effect on weekdays. Pedestrians will be able to cross the border without any obstacles.
The SBU detained two parliamentary aides for selling fake medical certificates and IDs. The suspects took money and then blocked clients after payment.
The relic was brought from Jerusalem via Warsaw and handed over to Volyn border guards. The fire was delivered to Lutsk and will later be sent to churches and the front.
175 military personnel and 7 civilians were released from Russian captivity. Among them are officers, defenders of Mariupol, and National Guardsmen who guarded the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant.
The woman registered men as participants in charity concerts for $7,500. Prosecutors searched the former leadership of the Ministry of Culture.
Border guards of the Phoenix unit hit a Grad, a Uragan, and a scarce Zoopark system in Zaporizhzhia overnight. The total cost of the destroyed Russian equipment is 28 million dollars.
An antique instrument was found in the trunk of a car at the Nyzhankovychi checkpoint. A 39-year-old woman was transporting the violin to the Netherlands; it was seized for examination.
The Czech company CSG produced dozens of DITA howitzers, although only 15 units were officially paid for by the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The equipment has already been spotted in units of the National Guard of Ukraine and the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine.
In Vinnytsia region, border guards exposed a 44-year-old man who entered into a fictitious marriage with his mother-in-law. The couple could not answer questions about their life together.