“In 2 years, the number of Ukrainians of draft age detained at the border with Belarus increased 356 times.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
illustrative photo depositphotos Source: investigation “Investigations. Info” and the “Belarusian Investigative Center”: “I need to know that the TCC will not grab my husband”: how the scheme for the escape of men to Belarus works”
Details: Journalists estimated that the Belarusian direction was among the top five in terms of the number of detained conscripts, ahead of Poland.
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The leaders are still Romania (10,066 people), Moldova (4,937), Slovakia (2,265) and Hungary (1,841). The fewest detentions were recorded at the borders with Russia (1 person) and Poland (511 people).
The investigators spoke with the spokesman of the State Border Service of Ukraine (SPSU) Andriy Demchenko.
Demchenko’s direct speech: “The direction with Belarus is significantly lower in terms of indicators than, for example, the border with Romania or Moldova. But, again, there is an increase.”
Details: According to the official response of the DPSU, which was received by journalists, in 2025, border guards detained 1,424 men of mobilization age for an illegal attempt to cross the state border of Ukraine with Belarus. This is four times more than in the previous year (326 people), and 356 times compared to 2023, when 4 people were detained.
Photo: Investigation. InfoDuring their investigation, “Slidstva.Info” journalists spoke with a man who, in specialized groups on social networks, promises to help him cross the border with Belarus, and then with the EU.
Thus, he asked for 16 thousand US dollars for two conscripts.
According to Polish border guards, over 80,000 Ukrainian men aged 18-60 arrived in Poland from Belarus between February 24, 2022 and December 1, 2025. Currently, it is not known how many of them illegally crossed the Ukrainian-Belarusian border before that.
Prehistory:
- In September 2025, Slidstva.Info journalists reported that the number of citizens of Belarus who signed a contract with the Russian army for the first half of 2025 is almost a hundred times larger than in 2022.