One of the attackers was detained on Ukrainian territory. The other two were detained by Romanian border guards. They are asking for political asylum.
At the Romanian border, three men attacked Ukrainian border guards, took their weapons and fled across the border to the Romanian side. Suspilne reported this on Friday, August 16, with reference to the spokesman of the State Border Service of Ukraine, Colonel Andrey Demchenko.
“Today, a group of three violators attacked one of the servicemen from the border guard in Transcarpathia while trying to illegally cross the border into Romania fleeing in the direction of the neighboring country,” He said.
According to Demchenko, additional groups were immediately sent to the site to search for offenders and check the rear approaches to the border. Romanian border guards and partner law enforcement agencies have also been notified.
One of the violators was immediately detained nearby: he was trying to overcome “engineering obstacles” to cross the border. The prisoner is a resident of Transcarpathia.
“Also, the neighboring party reported that, according to information from the Ukrainian side, they detained a Ukrainian citizen with documents near the border, and soon discovered a weapon taken by the attackers. The place was indicated if where exactly did he hide the weapon.
Ukrainian border guards also found cartridges discarded by the attackers during their escape near the scene of the attack on the State Border Guard Service soldier.
According to the Romanian publication PresaSM, border guards scrambled a helicopter to search for men from Ukraine. The fugitives were detained in Romanian villages and now seek political asylum.
It was previously reported that at the Romanian border, border guards detained dodgers wearing camouflage “kikimora” pants.
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Source: korrespondent
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