According to Insider, on April 24, Ukrainian border guards announced the arrest of a man trying to cross the border to Moldova on a swimming buoy.
Local authorities said that UAVs of the Ukrainian border guards discovered the 39-year-old man while on patrol duty on the Dnipro River. Border guards then used a boat to approach and arrest this person.
“This man had an agreement worth 4,200 USD to go to Moldova. The money was used to pay for a buoy, a mobile phone, protective clothing and a guide to cross the river. It is unclear what led to this. actions of this person,” said a representative of the Ukrainian border guards.
The man tried to leave Ukraine using a swimming buoy. Video: Insider
A source from the New York Times revealed that thousands of people have tried to leave Ukraine since the Kiev government issued a general mobilization order. Since February 2022, about 6,000 Ukrainian men have crossed the border to Romania by swimming across the Tysa River. In addition to rivers, remote mountainous areas are also popular ways to leave Ukraine.
On April 23, Ukraine announced it would stop consular services for military-age men abroad. Specifically, Ukrainian men aged 18-60 living abroad will not be able to renew expired passports, or apply for new passports.
Previously, President Volodymyr Zelensky passed a controversial military recruitment reform law. The law, expected to take effect next month, will lower the draft age from 27 to 25, tighten exemptions, and require all men to report to the military service office.
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