At the border crossing point "Uzhgorod" there was a resonant incident: the Ukrainian border guard arbitrarily left the place of service, illegally crossed the state border with Slovakia, and appealed to the authorities of the neighboring country to ask for political duty. This was reported by the deputy of the Uzhgorod City Council Vitaliy Glagolo.
According to him, the event happened more than a week ago, but until now she was not advertised in public. It is a movie engineologist at the inspection of vehicles. After the duty, the military returned to the post to look after the service dog, then left the territory of the unit and headed towards the state border, bypassing official checkpoints.
In Slovakia, the fugitive explained his act with the desire to avoid participating in hostilities, and it was because of this that he asked for political asylum.
The fact of the incident was confirmed by the specialized prosecutor's office in the field of defense of the Western region. Law enforcement officers have already opened criminal proceedings under Part 5 of Art. 407 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine - unauthorized abandonment of a military unit or place of service in martial law. This article provides imprisonment for a term of five to ten years.
Separate command of the 94th Border Squad of the State Tax Service of Ukraine started an official investigation, the purpose of which is to find out the circumstances of the escape, to check possible violations of internal discipline and to evaluate the effectiveness of the control system.
Currently, the causes and motives of the escape are being checked, including possible reports of the serviceman about the referral to the war zone, which could become a catalyst for his actions. The border guards on the territory of Slovakia and further actions by the Ukrainian and Slovak bodies are also clarified.
