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The Zakarpatska region of Ukraine is currently facing significant logistical and legal challenges. A temporary crossing point has been established following the collapse of a crucial bridge on the Nyzhni Vorota-Uzhok road, connecting Pidpolozzia and Zhdenievo. This temporary solution aims to minimize transportation disruption in the area. Meanwhile, authorities continue to tackle smuggling operations. Recent reports reveal multiple attempts to smuggle draft dodgers across borders and various corruption schemes involving border and customs officials. The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) is actively pursuing cases concerning smuggling and corruption, ensuring enforcement against illegal activities that undermine regional stability. The focus is on maintaining lawful procedures, enhancing border security, and preserving the integrity of the Zakarpatska region during these pressing times.

What is being done about the collapsed bridge in Zakarpatska?

Following the collapse of the bridge on the Nyzhni Vorota-Uzhok road in Zakarpatska, a temporary crossing has been set up to ensure continued connectivity between the settlements of Pidpolozzia and Zhdenievo. This aims to mitigate transport disruptions while repairs are planned or underway.

How are authorities addressing smuggling in Zakarpatska?

Authorities in the Zakarpatska region are actively addressing smuggling, particularly of draft dodgers. Recent actions include arrests by border guards and investigations by the Security Service of Ukraine. These efforts aim to dismantle illegal networks and maintain law and order in the region.

What measures are taken against corruption among officials in Zakarpatska?

In Zakarpatska, the SSU and law enforcement agencies are prioritizing the investigation of corruption among border and customs officials. Recent cases have involved bribery and smuggling. Efforts focus on legal proceedings and strengthening accountability within public services.

How widespread is the smuggling of draft dodgers in the Zakarpatska region?

The smuggling of draft dodgers is a significant issue in the Zakarpatska region, with numerous cases reported involving illegal border crossings. Authorities are actively working to counter these operations through increased patrols and coordinated investigative efforts to prevent these unlawful activities.

Are there any recent significant arrests related to smuggling in Zakarpatska?

Yes, there have been numerous arrests recently related to smuggling in Zakarpatska. These include the detention of individuals attempting to help draft dodgers cross borders illegally. Law enforcement continues to target such illegal activities to reinforce regional security.

What are the challenges facing the Zakarpatska region regarding infrastructure?

The Zakarpatska region faces significant infrastructure challenges, especially following the recent bridge collapse on a national importance road. This incident has prompted the establishment of temporary crossings to maintain vital connections between key settlements, illustrating ongoing infrastructure vulnerabilities.

What role does the SSU play in addressing issues in Zakarpatska?

The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) plays a critical role in addressing issues in Zakarpatska by investigating corruption, smuggling operations, and cross-border crime. They collaborate with local law enforcement to enforce legal actions and deter illegal activities in the region.

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Hungarian citizen allegedly died from beating at Territorial Center of Recruitment : what is known Hungary reports death of its citizen after beating at TCR in Zakarpattia, say media The Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned Ukraine’s ambassador to Budapest, Fedor Shandor, over the death of a Zakarpattia resident with Hungarian citizenship who was allegedly beaten several weeks ago by servicemen of the TCR. 6 766 120 Previously in trend: death in the TCR Death of a Hungarian citizen at the Territorial Recruitment Center

Traffic accident in Zakarpattia Drunk driver causes accident at checkpoint in Zakarpattia: soldier killed. PHOTOS On 7 July, at around 4:30 a.m., police received a report that a car had crashed into a law enforcement checkpoint in Perechyn. There were victims of the accident. 4 857 20 Previously in trend: Car Accident

A bridge collapsed in Zakarpattia Temporary crossing point set up near destroyed bridge in Zakarpattia Oblast After the collapse of the bridge on the national importance road Nyzhni Vorota - Uzhok, a crossing was set up between the settlements of Pidpolozzia and Zhdenievo. 3 502 9 Previously in trend: Bridge collapse in Zakarpattia

Bridge collapsed in Zakarpattia Bridge collapse on state highway in Zakarpattia – National Police. PHOTO A bridge collapsed in Zakarpattia on the state highway Nyzhni Vorota – Uzhok, between the settlements of Pidpolozzia and Zhdeniievo. 10 428 62 Previously in trend: Bridge collapse in Zakarpattia

A man who killed a girl and fled abroad was detained in Zakarpattia Brutally murdered girlfriend and tried to flee abroad: man detained in Zakarpattia – SBGS. PHOTO Border guards from the "Dilove" station of the Mukachevo detachment, in cooperation with police, detained a 22-year-old resident of Zaporizhzhia who was attempting to illegally cross the border into Romania. 5 730 6 Previously in trend: Arrest for murder

Border guard Marushchak Border guard Marushchak from Zakarpattia paid SSU officer Katerynich $358,000 to destroy compromising evidence: both are now under suspicion, according to media reports. VIDEO Transcarpathian border guard Oleksandr Marushchak owns hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of property and luxury cars and was blackmailed by an SSU officer. 84 084 149 Previously in trend: Fighting corruption in Ukraine

Customs officer in Zakarpattia detained for attempting to smuggle draft dodgers abroad Customs officer detained in Zakarpattia for attempting to smuggle draft dodgers abroad for $32,000 – SBI. PHOTOS Employees of the State Bureau of Investigation, in cooperation with the National Police’s Strategic Investigations Department, exposed a customs service inspector in Zakarpattia region who was organizing a scheme to illegally help men of conscription age leave the country. 1 839 9 Previously in trend: Smugglers of draft evaders exposed

Arsonists - FSB agents are convicted FSB agents who carried out arson attacks in Zakarpattia sentenced to up to 9 years – SSU Two agents of Russia’s FSB who carried out arson attacks in Zakarpattia have been sentenced to nine years in prison with confiscation of property. 650 3 Previously in trend: Recruited FSB agents

SSU exposes two Transcarpathians for justifying Russian aggression Justified Russia’s war in Ukraine: in Zakarpattia region two locals are exposed - SSU. PHOTOS The Security Service of Ukraine has served two residents of Zakarpattia with a notice of suspicion for disseminating publications justifying and denying Russia's armed aggression against Ukraine. 2 841 15 Previously in trend: Justifying Russia’s armed aggression

In Zakarpattia, an Armenian citizen was exposed who tried to smuggle a Kharkiv resident for $13,000 Armenian national was detained in Zakarpattia for smuggling Kharkiv resident across Tysa River into Hungary for $13,000. VIDEO+PHOTOS In Zakarpattia region, law enforcement officers exposed an attempt to smuggle a 22-year-old Kharkiv resident across the Ukrainian-Hungarian border. 1 542 8 Previously in trend: Smugglers of draft evaders exposed

Call centre exposed in Uzhhorod Stealing money from EU citizens: call centre in Uzhhorod exposed - SSU. VIDEO+PHOTOS The Security Service of Ukraine, jointly with the Czech Police, eliminated a fraudulent scheme in the Zakarpattia region, which targeted EU citizens. 6 407 24 Previously in trend: financial fraud

helped draft dodgers $420,000 "earned" from smuggling draft dodgers abroad: criminal group exposed in Zakarpattia. PHOTOS Under the procedural supervision of prosecutors of the Prosecutor General's Office and the Special Defence Prosecutor's Office of the Western Region, two law enforcement officers and four Ukrainian citizens were served suspicion notices. 2 819 10 Previously in trend: Draft evaders smuggling across the border Smugglers of draft evaders exposed

channel for smuggling draft dodgers was exposed in Zakarpattia Smuggling of draft dodgers to Hungary for $25,000: three criminals exposed in Zakarpattia region - SBGS. VIDEO+PHOTOS In Transcarpathia, border guards of the Mukachevo Detachment exposed three people who organised the illegal smuggling of men liable for military service to Hungary outside checkpoints. 1 511 12 Previously in trend: Smugglers of draft evaders exposed

A scheme for smuggling draft dodgers across the border was uncovered in Zakarpattia Scheme to smuggle draft dodgers abroad for $8,000 uncovered in Zakarpattia – SBGS. VIDEO+PHOTOS Three people were detained in Zakarpattia region for organising the smuggling of men of military age across the state border. 1 393 10 Previously in trend: Smugglers of draft evaders exposed

Two draft dodgers detained in Zakarpattia region near the border with Slovakia "To girls for Easter": two draft dodgers detained in Zakarpattia – SBGS. PHOTO Near the village of Onokivtsi in the Uzhhorod District, border guards detained two men subject to military service who were attempting to illegally cross into Slovakia. 2 590 18 Previously in trend: Evasion from mobilization

Organiser of illegal border crossing detained in Zakarpattia region $8,000 to Romania: Attempt to smuggle men across border uncovered in Zakarpattia – State Border Guard Service. PHOTOS On the outskirts of the village of Vyshkovo in Zakarpattia, officers of the Operational Investigation Department together with border guards of the Yablunivka Department of the Mukachevo Border Guard Detachment detained five people who were planning to illegally cross the border with Romania. 3 116 18 Previously in trend: Smugglers of draft evaders exposed

Border guard detained in Uzhhorod for assistance in illegal border crossing Border guard detained in Uzhhorod for offering to illegally smuggle draft dodger across border for $5,000 – State Border Guard Service. PHOTOS In Uzhhorod, internal security operatives of the Chop Border Guard Detachment, together with the SSU and the State Bureau of Investigation, detained a serviceman who, in return for a USD 5,000 bribe, promised to assist a serviceman in illegally crossing the state border. 1 005 7 Previously in trend: Draft evaders smuggling across the border

Bribe from a border guard in cryptocurrency. Details of the case Details of $358,000 bribe case: SSU officer blackmailed border guard with compromising evidence An SSU officer blackmailed a border guard and demanded a bribe. 13 952 46 Previously in trend: Grafters

The Zakarpattia region exposes scheme of illegal travel to Slovakia Travelling to Slovakia for $10,000: four people detained in Zakarpattia region for helping draft dodger cross border – SBGS. PHOTOS Law enforcement officers detained four people who organised an illegal border crossing for a man of military age. 1 171 3 Previously in trend: Evasion from mobilization

rape, abuse Court sentences rapists of 14-year-old girl in Zakarpattia to 6 years in prison The Volovets District Court of Zakarpattia region has passed a verdict in the case of rape of a minor girl. 5 097 15

Russian was detained for attempting to illegally cross the border He tried to get to EU through Zakarpattia: border guards detained drunk Russian who tried to illegally cross border - SBGS. PHOTOS Border guards of the Palad Komarivtsi department of the Chop detachment detained a Russian citizen in Transcarpathia who was trying to illegally cross the border. 2 915 19

Organizer of smuggling across the border detained in Zakarpattia region Border guards detain smuggler with boat and two conscripts in Zakarpattia region - SBGS. VIDEO+PHOTOS Zakarpattia border guards exposed the organizer of the illegal transportation of persons liable for military service across the border to Hungary. 2 229 10 Previously in trend: War

Border guard helped people liable for military service to go to Hungary for $6,000 "Helped" men to go to Hungary for $6 thousand: border guard exposed in Zakarpattia region. PHOTOS In Zakarpattia, a border guard was exposed for helping to smuggle men of military age across the border to Hungary for a bribe. 2 532 11 Previously in trend: Grafters

Border guards detain 6 men who paid $15,000 each for a boat across the Tisza They paid $15 thousand for boat across Tisza: 6 men detained near border in Zakarpattia - SBGS. PHOTO In Zakarpattia, border guards detained six men who had paid at least $15,000 to 'smugglers' to illegally cross the Tisza River into Hungary. 2 847 35

Draft dodgers disguised as a funeral cortege detained They disguised as funeral cortege: two draft dodgers detained in Zakarpattia region. PHOTOS In Zakarpattia, smugglers were detained who tried to smuggle two draft dodgers across the border under the guise of members of a funeral cortege accompanying the body of a fallen soldier. 5 430 26

scheme to smuggle people liable for military service to Romania is exposed "Businessman" who smuggled persons liable for military service abroad for $10-15 thousand exposed in Zakarpattia region - SBGS. VIDEO+PHOTOS In Zakarpattia, border guards exposed a 50-year-old resident of Dilove village who organised an illegal scheme to smuggle men liable for military service to Romania. 2 065 8 Previously in trend: War

Violation of rights of military and children in Volovets hospital Ombudsman’s Office reveals violations of military and children’s rights in Volovets hospital in Zakarpattia region. PHOTOS In Volovets hospital, the monitoring group of the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights in Zakarpattia region found violations of the rights of servicemen and children to healthcare and proper medical care. 4 130 37

Transcarpathian Regional Council MP from OPFL Vladyslav Kaskiv In Transcarpathia, OPFL MP Kaskiv forces entrepreneurs to sell land for ski resort, "servant of people" Arakhamia supports project - media. VIDEO In the course of the investigation, journalists found that Vladyslav Kaskiv, a deputy of the Zakarpattia Regional Council from the OPFL, was trying to "take away" land plots from local entrepreneurs in the village of Pylypets in Zakarpattia for the construction of a ski resort. In particular, the owner of the "Berloga" hotel, Ivan Borychko, reported the pressure. In addition, "Servant of the People" MP David Arakhamia visited the site where the resort is planned, saying that he was investigating... 17 830 134

Прикордонники врятували трьох чоловіків, які хотіли перейти Тису In Transcarpathia, border guards rescued three men who were trying to illegally cross Tisza. VIDEO Three men were rescued in Zakarpattia after an attempt to illegally cross the Tisza River. 2 193 13

Викрито схеми для ухилянтів у вишах України Professor, associate professor and entrepreneur: "Schemes for evaders" eliminated in three Ukrainian universities - SSU. PHOTOS The Security Service and the National Police have dismantled three new schemes to evade mobilisation of men of conscription age in Poltava, Zakarpattia and Kharkiv regions. The detainees include a professor and an associate professor of higher education. 5 737 26

На Закарпатті викрито чергову схему ухилення від мобілізації Another mobilisation evasion scheme exposed in Zakarpattia region: officials, doctors and former law enforcement officers are among suspects. PHOTOS In Zakarpattia region, SBI officers in cooperation with the SSU and the National Police exposed a scheme to issue "fake" diagnoses of mental disorders to people wishing to avoid mobilisation and go abroad. 8 099 22

Хустський ТЦК In Khust, Zakarpattia region, man opened fire near TCR and threw smoke grenade. VIDEO On 14 November, a former soldier opened fire near the Khust TCR in Zakarpattia because he was not being mobilised. No one was injured as a result of his actions, and an administrative report was drawn up against the man. 6 859 21

Очільник районного ТЦК та заступник комбрига ТРО на Закарпатті організували схему для ухилянтів Zakarpattia region’s head of district TCR and deputy brigade commander of TDF "earned" money on draft dodgers - SSU. PHOTO Two mobilisation evasion schemes were exposed in the Zakarpattia region. The head of the district TCR  and the deputy commander of a Territorial Defence Brigade (TDF) were served with a notice of suspicion. 8 943 21

Зеленський в Ужгороді нагородив поранених військових Zelenskyy visited wounded soldiers in Uzhhorod and awarded them state awards. PHOTO In Uzhhorod, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited a clinical centre where Ukrainian soldiers are undergoing rehabilitation after being injured in the fighting in Donetsk, Kharkiv and Kursk regions. 2 559 13

затримані на Закарпатті ухилянти Smugglers in Zakarpattia sold boat and plywood paddle to draft dodgers for 20 thousand dollars. PHOTO In Zakarpattia, border guards detained two men who were making their way to the border with Hungary with an inflatable boat under the cover of darkness. The detainees were residents of Kyiv and Uzhhorod. 6 285 30

учасники схем для ухилянтів 6 more "schemes for draft dodgers" dismantled: cost of "services" reached $10 thousand. Among defendants - doctor with RF passport, - SSU. PHOTOS The Security Service and the National Police dismantled another 6 schemes to evade mobilisation and illegally travel abroad by men of conscription age. 3 025 27

Відсторонили від роботи керівника реабілітаційного центру, якого підозрюють у насильстві над дітьми Labor exploitation, beatings and extortion of personal funds: results of inspection of orphanage in Zakarpattia Representatives of the Office of the Human Rights Ombudsman conducted an inspection in one of the orphanages in Zakarpattia. 4 913 11

У Сваляві на Закарпатті пролунав вибух в будинку: Загинула 1 особа Gas explosion occurs in high-rise building in Zakarpattia: 1 person killed. PHOTOS An explosion occurred in an apartment building in Svaliava, Zakarpattia, Ukraine. 1 559 1

Підприємець привласнив державні кошти на дронах He earned UAH 3.7 million on fictitious supply of components for drones for military: police expose entrepreneur in Zakarpattia region In the Zakarpattia region, a businessman forged official documents on the supply of parts, on the basis of which he received funds from the local budget. The businessman was served a notice of suspicion under several articles of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. He could face up to 12 years in prison. 1 794 17

Прикордонники на Закарпатті викрили 42-річного ухилянта 42-year-old evader was caught on fictitious marriage with 78-year-old mother-in-law at border with Hungary - SBGS. PHOTO Border guards detained a man at the "Tysa" checkpoint who wanted to leave Ukraine. His reason for travelling abroad was supposed to be the disability of his "wife". 5 274 66

Командира батальйону та солдата затримали на хабарі на Закарпатті They demanded $1.3 thousand for service in rear: Battalion commander and his accomplice are detained in Zakarpattia region. PHOTOS The battalion commander and a soldier of one of the military units extorted money from the soldiers for their service in the rear. 4 302 20 Previously in trend: Grafters

У Мукачево чоловік вдарив працівника ТЦК пляшкою по голові In Mukachevo, man hit employee of TCR on head with bottle: He was detained. VIDEO In Transcarpathia, the military detained a young man near the Transcarpathian RTCR and SS. They reported an attack on an employee of the Mukachevo military registration and enlistment office. 17 102 171

Мирослав Білецький Zelenskyy appointed Myroslav Biletskyi as interim head of Zakarpattia RMA President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has appointed Myroslav Biletskyi as acting head of the Zakarpattia Regional Military Administration. 3 640 12

Кабмін погодив звільнення глави Закарпатської ОВА Микити Government approves dismissal of Mykyta from post of head of Transcarpathian RMA The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the dismissal of the head of the Transcarpathian RMA, Viktor Mykyta. 2 050 5

ТЦК: перевірка документів Lubinets calls for thorough investigation into beating and death of mobilized man in Zakarpattia In Zakarpattia region, the number of appeals regarding illegal actions of representatives of the TCR and SS has increased. 10 478 51

ліквідовано ботоферми SSU exposes two bot farms that conducted information sabotage against Ukraine. PHOTOS The Security Service and the National Police neutralised two bot farms in Poltava and Zakarpattia regions that were working for Russian special services. 2 544 11

зсу,армія,мобілізація Zakarpattia Regional TCR denied searches of head of Khust military commissariat Zubatov and stated that they were actually checking MMC The Zakarpattia Regional Territorial Center for Recruitment and Social Support called the information about the alleged searches in the Khust Regional Territorial Center for Recruitment and Social Support and its head Vasyl Zubatov false and groundless. They say that they were checking the military medical commission. 2 920 9

Прикордонники затримали двох ухилянтів на Закарпатті Border guards detained two draft dodgers with guides in Zakarpattia region. VIDEO On 20 August in the evening, two border violators and their guides were stopped near the border with Romania by border guards of the Khyzha department of the Mukachevo Detachment. 3 111 8