The State Border Guard Service reports that 223 carriers have been disconnected from the Shlyakh system since the start of the full-scale invasion due to violations of border crossing rules by people liable for military service.
‘Since the introduction of martial law in Ukraine, the Shlyakh system has been used in illegal schemes. Under such schemes, men travelled outside Ukraine as drivers and did not return to Ukraine. Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Ukrtransbezpeka has disconnected 223 carriers from the Shlyakh system for violating the rules for crossing the state border by persons liable for military service, including 202 licensees based on the materials of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine,’ the press release said.
In 2024 alone, the operational and investigative units of the State Border Guard Service handed over more than 2,000 materials to law enforcement agencies regarding offences, including those related to the illegal transportation of persons across the border and forgery of documents under Articles 332 and 358 of the Criminal Code.
‘Almost 1,500 criminal proceedings have been initiated under these articles of the Criminal Code, and more than 1,700 people have been served with notices of suspicion of committing criminal offences. Courts have handed down more than 220 guilty verdicts, of which almost 100 are related to the illegal trafficking of persons across the border,’ the State Border Guard Service said.
