In the Odessa region, the channel of illegal transportation of men across the state border has once again been exposed, the State Border Service of Ukraine reported.. It should be noted that during martial law, which was introduced in Ukraine due to the full-scale Russian invasion, men of military age are prohibited from leaving the country..

“Four organizers, under the guise of territorial defense volunteers, who were trying to smuggle people across the border, were detained by border guards at the Belgorod-Dniester detachment. Realizing their unlawful intentions, the attackers prepared in advance two cars with identification marks and a uniform for the men who planned to flee to Moldova,” the message reads..

Thus, the organizers hoped that when the vehicles stopped, the border guards would not have any questions, because they were faced with “real” representatives of volunteer formations.

“Instead of the earned funds in the amount of $10,000 from each fugitive, members of an organized group face a sentence of up to 9 years in prison,” the State Border Guard Service added..

Law enforcers opened a criminal case on. 3 st. 332 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine " The rest of the men who tried to avoid mobilization and illegally cross the border were issued protocols on administrative offenses.

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Earlier it was reported that employees of the State Bureau of Investigation in Khmelnitsky detained a former law enforcement officer who organized a scheme for transporting men of military age abroad. Men were transported under the guise of accompanying humanitarian cargo for the needs of a military unit.