The State Border Guard Service of Ukraine has named the categories of Ukrainian citizens who will be checked for military registration documents when crossing the border starting today, May 18.
The State Border Guard Service denies media reports of an increase in the number of men crossing the border.
According to the Western Regional Directorate of the State Border Guard Service, there is a significant accumulation of cars leaving Ukraine, with the longest queues - up to 700 cars - at the border with Poland.
Romanian border guards found the body of an unidentified drowned man in the Tisza River, the 30th tragic case of a person trying to cross the border.
Starting May 18, border guards will check military registration documents of men aged 18 to 60 when crossing the border, with certain categories being required and others being optional.
Russian troops attacked the border of Chernihiv region with various types of weapons, 146 explosions were recorded. No information on deaths and injuries among the local population as a result of the shelling was recorded.
Starting May 18, men aged 18 to 60 must have a military ID card when crossing the border of Ukraine due to martial law and mobilization, according to amendments to the laws on mobilization training and martial law.
The Ukrainian military is engaged in intense fighting and counterattacks around Vovchansk, repelling enemy attacks and rocket attacks in the Kharkiv region.
Border guards destroyed Russian combat vehicles and tanks that were trying to break through the Ukrainian defense on the outskirts of Vovchansk.
Border guards of the "Revenge" brigade destroyed the Russian radar station "Zoo-1" in Donetsk region.
Border guards from the "Revenge" brigade repelled a Russian offensive in the Bakhmut sector, destroying an enemy convoy with tanks, armored vehicles and infantry.
the russian offensive in the Bakhmut sector was stopped by Ukrainian border guards, who destroyed Russian tanks, armored vehicles and infantry during an attempt to storm their positions.
President Zelenskyy held a conference call to discuss the situation in Kharkiv region, the deployment of additional forces and intelligence on enemy movements, and the postponement of international events in response to the situation.
As a result of Russian shelling of the border areas of Chernihiv region, a man was killed and 53 explosions from various types of weapons were recorded.
The flow of people and vehicles leaving Ukraine through the Ukrainian-Polish border has increased, with about 25,000 people and more than 5,000 vehicles crossing daily, leading to a backlog of vehicles at some checkpoints, while others experience less traffic.
The State Defense Ministry announced tenders for the supply of food to the Armed Forces for the second half of the year with a total value of almost UAH 22. 5 billion.
Russian troops shelled the border of Chernihiv region with various types of weapons, causing 33 explosions near civilian areas.
Ukraine's Security Service detained another Russian agent who was leaking information to the FSB about the aftermath of a double missile strike on Odesa on March 15 that killed 21 people and injured 74 others.
Passenger traffic on Ukraine's western border reached 168,000 over the weekend, with more people leaving Ukraine than entering.
A 42-year-old man from Transcarpathia drowned in the Tisa River while trying to illegally cross the border with Hungary, the 29th tragic case.
Over the past week, the enemy fired 50 times at 20 localities in Chernihiv region, causing 308 explosions, including rocket attacks and air strikes.
According to the State Border Guard Service, passenger traffic on Ukraine's western border has remained roughly flat recently, with a slight increase in the number of people traveling abroad than returning to Ukraine.
The State Border Guard Service has recorded 28 cases of the discovery of the bodies of people who tried to illegally cross the border across the Tisza River in Ukraine, the press service of the State Border Guard Service reports.
In the first four months of 2024, the number of Ukrainian men aged 18-60 who fled to Slovakia to evade military service more than doubled compared to the same period in 2023: 338 detainees against 166 in the previous year.
Russian troops shelled 5 settlements in Sumy region, 46 explosions from artillery, mortar and grenade fire were recorded.
A 44-year-old Kharkiv resident tried to travel to Hungary with his 16-year-old daughter by forging documents about his wife's death, but was detained at the Luzhanka checkpoint on the Hungarian border.
On May 7, passenger and vehicle traffic on Ukraine's western border increased compared to the previous day: 66,000 people and 15,000 vehicles crossed the borders with the EU and Moldova, with 38,000 people leaving Ukraine and 28,000 entering.
The mine, which was washed up on the coast of Odesa region by a storm, was discovered by a local resident and safely removed by the Ukrainian Navy through a controlled explosion.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs has launched a victim's e-office and a contact center hotline to provide social protection services to military personnel, police officers and their families.
Six bodies of men who tried to illegally cross the Ukrainian border were found in the Tisa River, some of them spent a long time in the water. Officially, the SBGS reported only one drowned person.