{"id":627183,"date":"2026-10-18T08:05:38","date_gmt":"2026-10-18T05:05:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/korabelov.info\/2026\/10\/627183\/ukrainian-border-guards-crossed-moldova-s-border-while-attempting-to-detain-a-man\/"},"modified":"2026-10-18T08:53:28","modified_gmt":"2026-10-18T05:53:28","slug":"ukrainian-border-guards-crossed-moldova-s-border-while-attempting-to-detain-a-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/korabelov.info\/en\/2026\/10\/627183\/ukrainian-border-guards-crossed-moldova-s-border-while-attempting-to-detain-a-man\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukrainian border guards crossed Moldova\u2019s border while attempting to detain a man"},"content":{"rendered":"

Two<\/strong> Ukrainian border guards were detained by Moldovan<\/strong> police after an incident on the Dniester<\/strong> on October 15<\/strong>. According to the Border Police of the Republic of Moldova<\/strong>, near the village of Goloshnytsia<\/strong>, the servicemen crossed the state border in a motorboat while trying to detain a Ukrainian<\/strong> citizen who was swimming across the river toward Moldovan territory. According to Focus<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A video has circulated on social media showing people on the bank accusing the men in military uniforms of trying to drown the person they were attempting to detain. Witnesses also claim that the man was allegedly beaten with an oar. These claims need to be verified\u2014the precise circumstances of the incident have not yet been established.<\/p>\n

Andriy Demchenko<\/strong>, spokesperson for the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine<\/strong>, confirmed the incident in a comment to Ukrainska Pravda<\/strong> and presented the Ukrainian side\u2019s account. According to him, a border patrol spotted the man in Vinnytsia Oblast<\/strong>, and he resisted when they tried to detain him.<\/p>\n

The spokesperson explained that the border guards\u2019 motorboat engine failed, after which the boat drifted to the Moldovan bank. There, according to Demchenko<\/strong>, a group of people began threatening the patrol and dragged the boat ashore. The man who had tried to swim across the border was detained by Moldovan police.<\/p>\n

The Border Police of the Republic of Moldova<\/strong> said the Ukrainian servicemen were detained because the legally required procedural actions had to be carried out. The case materials were forwarded to the prosecutor\u2019s office. The Moldovan Prosecutor\u2019s Office<\/strong> ordered criminal proceedings to be opened over the illegal crossing of the state border.<\/p>\n

An internal investigation is under way at the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine<\/strong>. Law enforcement officers are to establish all the circumstances of the incident and verify the allegations made in the video.<\/p>\n

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We previously reported:<\/strong><\/p>\n