In the Chernivtsi region, men detained at the border while trying to illegally cross it will be taken directly to the TCC if they are wanted by the military commissariat as evaders. This was stated by Ihor Zarudnev, assistant head of the local border guard detachment.

“Previously, officers drew up a report on administrative violations against all offenders who tried to illegally cross the border and sent them to court, which decided what punishment to impose. Now it is clearly stated that if a person is wanted behind the TCC line, border guards hand him or her over to the police, and the police take him or her directly to the TCC,” Zarudnev said.

Such a norm is prescribed in a new Cabinet of Ministers resolution. This means it will apply to other parts of the border as well.

It should be noted that this practice now applies to all conscripted men who are detained in the border area. Even if the person is not wanted.