More than 70 men die while illegally crossing border since February 2022, State Border Guard Service says

This was reported by State Border Guard Service spokesman Andrii Demchenko in a comment to Ukrinform.

“Since the start of the full-scale invasion and during the restrictions on leaving Ukraine since February 2022, we have recorded more than 70 deaths when men took ill-advised steps to cross the border illegally,” Demchenko said.

The State Border Guard Service spokesman added that most of these cases were recorded in 2023 and 2024. “Most often, people died while trying to cross the border along river sections,” he stressed.

According to Demchenko, as reported by Ukrinform, attempts to illegally cross the Ukrainian border have halved compared to last year, although border guards detain dozens of violators every day.

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