Over 20,000 people caught trying to leave Ukraine illegally since 24 February

The State Border Guard Service of Ukraine has recorded more than 20,000 attempts to illegally cross the border since the full-scale war began.

Source: Andrii Demchenko, spokesperson for the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine, on the national 24/7 newscast

Quote: "Most of the cases recorded are of people trying to cross the border in the green area, i.e. outside the checkpoints. In total, border guards have detained about 14,600 people who attempted to leave Ukraine illegally since 24 February last year.

There are also records of attempts to illegally cross the border at checkpoints, with people trying to use forged documents. A total of about 6,200 such individuals have been exposed since 24 February last year."

Details: Most of the attempts to cross the border through green areas were recorded on the border with Romania and Moldova.

Demchenko says that anyone who uses forged documents and tries to bribe Border Service employees is handed over to the police. Those who attempt to cross the border in green areas are liable under the Code of Administrative Offences. They are reported to law enforcement agencies.

Law enforcement officers have exposed 220 criminal gangs engaged in smuggling people across the border since the start of the full-scale invasion.

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