“The border guard has disappeared from the place of service in Transcarpathia, the specialized prosecutor’s office is investigating. Source: journalist Vitaliy Glagla, specialized prosecutor’s office in the field of defense of the Western region, spokesman of the State Border Service Andriy Demchenko in a comment to the UP details: the journalist Glaglla wrote in his Telegram-channel that he became aware of the case of the Esage of the State Border Service.”, – WRITE: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: Journalist Vitaliy Glagola, specialized prosecutor’s office in the field of defense of the Western region, spokesman of the State Border Service Andriy Demchenko in a comment to the UP
Details: Journalist Glagula wrote in his Telegram-channel that he became aware of the case of the escape of the State Border Guard Service from the Uzhgorod checkpoint on the Ukrainian-Slovak border. According to him, the young border guard crossed the border in the direction of Slovakia and seemed to invite the status of a refugee, explaining to escape that he avoided war.
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“According to preliminary information, he could learn about the planned direction to the war zone, and that was what could cause escape,” the journalist said.
The SPSU spokesman Andriy Demchenko categorically denied the last statement: “The information that the subject of his disappearance could be the planned referral to the war zone. I note that such a question was not considered.”
According to Demchenko, this serviceman was contracting under contract and in 2023 as part of the SPSU units participated in the reflection of the Russian invasion of the territory of Ukraine.
In general, regarding the disappearance of the SPSU serviceman, the spokesman detailed the following.
Direct Language: “Last week, it was not revealed that the serviceman was not arriving in his unit. On that day, he did not get involved in the service, but had to perform other tasks he or she had.
Of course, the unit immediately began to search and install their location. Currently, it is not known exactly where it is, the search measures are ongoing.
All options are processed. We cannot exclude that he could also illegally cross the border, as signs of border violation were recorded on the site. ”
Demchenko stressed that information about the possible border violation was also provided to Slovak border guards. Currently, there was no confirmation from the adjacent side about the detention of the SSSU serviceman.
The border guards reported to law enforcement agencies about the disappearance of the serviceman.
In turn, the Transcarpathian Specialized Prosecutor’s Office announces the registration of criminal proceedings on the fact of non-visualization of the serviceman of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine for the place of service for intercession at the control point “Uzhgorod”.
Previous legal qualification – Part 5 of Art. 407 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (unauthorized leaving part).
“All the circumstances of the incident and the location of the soldier are currently being established. The version of the possible illegal crossing of the Ukrainian-Slovak border and the reasons for such an act is also being checked.
At the same time, the command of the 94 border detachment of the SSSU has appointed an investigation, “the prosecutor’s office stressed.