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Recently, the Zakarpattia region of Ukraine has been a hotspot for various illicit activities. A 33-year-old soldier who deserted and threw a grenade in a Khust District village faces up to seven years in prison. Border guards uncovered a smuggling ring assisting illegal crossings to Slovakia, and two military personnel were caught attempting to smuggle a man abroad for 14,000 euros. Meanwhile, an earthquake with a magnitude of 1.7 shook the Rakhiv district. These incidents highlight the security concerns and law enforcement challenges in Zakarpattia as authorities crack down on crime and ensure the safety of local communities.
What are the recent criminal activities in Zakarpattia?
The Zakarpattia region has witnessed various criminal activities including smuggling rings, a soldier going AWOL and using a grenade, and illegal attempts to evade conscription. Authorities are actively addressing these challenges.
How are local authorities responding to crime in Zakarpattia?
Authorities in Zakarpattia are taking stringent measures to control crime. Recent actions include dismantling smuggling networks, detaining individuals involved in illegal activities, and investigating violations related to military service.
What security issues have been reported in Zakarpattia?
Security issues in Zakarpattia include illegal smuggling of people across borders, military personnel misconduct, and vulnerabilities in recruitment centers. Earthquakes and environmental incidents have also been noted, adding to the region's complexities.
Have there been any natural disasters reported in Zakarpattia?
Yes, an earthquake was recently recorded in the Rakhiv district of Zakarpattia with a magnitude of 1.7. Such natural events raise additional concerns for regional emergency response teams already tackling various challenges.
Are there any political implications associated with the events in Zakarpattia?
The situations in Zakarpattia often carry political implications, particularly concerning national security and cross-border relations with neighboring regions, affecting policy decisions at both local and national levels.
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Attempt to illegally transport two men and weapons to border in "ambulance". PHOTOS Operatives from the Mukachevo Border Guard Detachment stopped a "Renault" ambulance belonging to a charitable organization near the state border. 3 535 3 Previously in trend: Illegal border crossing Smuggling of weapons
Two men opened fire in park in Uzhhorod and attempted to flee - police. PHOTO In Uzhhorod, law enforcement officers detained two local residents following a shooting in Bozdosh Park. According to the police, the men attempted to flee the scene in a Tesla, but were stopped on a neighbouring street. 2 095 10 Previously in trend: Shooting in Uzhhorod
From $4,000 to $7,000 for service in "rear": two cases of extorting money from military personnel uncovered in western Ukraine – SBI. PHOTOS Two cases of extorting money from military personnel in exchange for the opportunity to remain in or transfer to service in the rear have been uncovered in the Lviv and Zakarpattia regions. 831 3 Previously in trend: Evasion of military service
Rescue workers, foresters and local residents have been fighting large-scale forest fire in Zakarpattia for second day. PHOTO In the Mukachevo district of Zakarpattia, efforts are continuing for a second day to bring under control a large-scale forest fire that has engulfed 7 hectares. The fire spread rapidly due to the mountainous terrain and strong gusts of wind. 1 690 8 Previously in trend: Chornobyl fire
$10,000 to flee to Romania through forest: border guards in Dnipro have exposed organiser of illegal transfer. PHOTOS Servicemen from the Eastern Regional Directorate of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine, in collaboration with officers from the National Police and under the procedural supervision of the Western District Prosecutor’s Office in Dnipro, have uncovered an illegal scheme involving the... 1 151 3 Previously in trend: Illegal border crossing
Soldier who went AWOL threw grenade near shop in Zakarpattia: he faces up to 7 years’ imprisonment. PHOTO A 33-year-old soldier, who had deserted his unit, threw a grenade near a shop in the village of Lopushne, Khust District. The grenade exploded, but no one was injured. The man faces up to seven years’ imprisonment for hooliganism. 1 943 8 Previously in trend: Illegal possession of weapons
For $7,000 to Slovakia: border guards in Zakarpattia have uncovered illegal smuggling ring. PHOTOS Operational staff from the Chop Border Guard Detachment uncovered and dismantled a network involved in the illegal smuggling of people across the Ukrainian-Slovak border. 1 355 1 Previously in trend: Smugglers of draft evaders exposed Illegal border crossing
Two military personnel in Zakarpattia were caught attempting to smuggle man abroad in official vehicle for 14,000 euros – prosecutor’s office. PHOTOS Two servicemen have been exposed in Zakarpattia for attempting to illegally smuggle a man liable for military service abroad. 1 868 7 Previously in trend: Smugglers of draft evaders exposed
He beat tourists, made threats and destroyed tents near Lake Apshynets: off-roader has been detained in Zakarpattia. PHOTO Law enforcement officers have detained a 47-year-old resident of the Tiachiv district, suspected of attacking tourists near the Apshynets mountain lake in the Carpathians — the man struck the victim with a stone and a walking stick. 13 011 35 Previously in trend: tourism attack on people
Fictitious mobilisation of 329 people to boost ’figures’: seven TCR military personnel from Zakarpattia have been exposed. PHOTOS In Zakarpattia, the National Police have reported that five more employees of the TCR are under suspicion of having falsely ‘mobilised’ 329 people to boost figures. 2 319 39 Previously in trend: Unlawful actions of the TCR
950-million-scheme: illegal andesite mining uncovered in Zakarpattia; regional council deputy is among suspects – National Police. PHOTOS In Zakarpattia, the police have uncovered illegal andesite mining. 3 452 9 Previously in trend: Illegal mining
Lubinets carried out inspection at "Artek" camp in Zakarpattia: mould in shelters, rotten food, 12 children in one room. PHOTO Following reports on social media of possible violations of children’s rights at the ‘Artek’ camp in Zakarpattia, the Verkhovna Rada’s Human Rights Commissioner, Dmytro Lubinets, carried out an investigation which confirmed flagrant violations at the facility. 8 601 60 Previously in trend: Children are victims of war
SSU and National Police expose 11 more "draft evasion schemes" in different regions of Ukraine. PHOTOS Security Service of Ukraine and the National Police have shut down 11 new schemes for evading mobilisation and detained the organisers of the schemes, who operated in different regions of Ukraine. 1 307 9
Scheme to embezzle funds intended for prosthetics for military personnel and people with disabilities has been uncovered in Zakarpattia. PHOTOS In Zakarpattia, law enforcement officers have uncovered a cynical scheme involving the misappropriation of public funds intended to provide people with disabilities and wounded Ukrainian servicemen with rehabilitation equipment and prosthetics. 1 316 4 Previously in trend: Embezzlement of budget funds
Truck plows into people getting off bus in Zakarpattia: 2 killed and 3 injured. PHOTO A major road accident occurred in the city of Vynohradiv in Zakarpattia. A truck plowed into passengers as they were getting off a scheduled bus. There are fatalities and injured people. 5 924 14 Previously in trend: Fatal traffic accidents
With "international police" badges and for $26,500: people smugglers detained on Slovak border. PHOTOS Operatives of the Chop Border Detachment, working together with National Police officers, have dismantled a stable and extensive illegal migration route. 2 403 6 Previously in trend: Smugglers of draft evaders exposed Illegal border crossing
Russian agent exposed in Zakarpattia for gathering data on strikes against Ukraine’s defence industry, - SSU. PHOTO A Russian intelligence agent has been arrested in Zakarpattia; he was helping the enemy to plan attacks on defence-related enterprises and gathering information about their employees. 1 705 4 Previously in trend: spying in favor of Russia
Six schemes for smuggling draft dodgers abroad have been uncovered in Zakarpattia. PHOTOS Organised groups that helped people cross the border illegally in exchange for money have been uncovered in Zakarpattia. Those involved include residents of several regions of Ukraine. 1 574 16 Previously in trend: Draft evaders smuggling across the border
"Exemption" from mobilization through fake TCR summonses: NGO head and his accomplices detained in Zakarpattia. PHOTO The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) and the National Police have dismantled another large-scale scheme to evade mobilization in Zakarpattia. As a result of comprehensive measures in Uzhhorod, the head of a civic association was exposed after he, together with a former official of a district... 3 360 18 Previously in trend: Evasion from mobilization
In highlands of Carpathians, border guards detained two smugglers with client. PHOTOS Two residents of Zakarpattia, who attempted to smuggle a 29-year-old man from the Kyiv region into Romania, were detained by border guards from the "Dilove" unit and the "Dozor" special unit. 1 717 9 Previously in trend: Smugglers of draft evaders exposed Illegal border crossing
Russia attacks Uzhhorod with drones for first time since start of full-scale war. PHOTOS On May 13, 2026, Uzhhorod came under attack by enemy UAVs for the first time since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion. A hit on a critical infrastructure facility was recorded in the city. 6 755 7 Previously in trend: Massive combined attack
Hotel covering 1,000 square meters burns down at resort complex in Zakarpattia. PHOTOS A large-scale fire broke out in a wooden hotel on the premises of a resort complex in the village of Izky, Khust district, Zakarpattia Oblast. 5 234 16 Previously in trend: Chornobyl fire
Fire broke out at landfill site in Zakarpattia region, - State Emergency Service. PHOTOS A major fire has broken out at a household waste landfill in the village of Barvinok in Zakarpattia. 1 026 4 Previously in trend: Chornobyl fire
She killed Ukrainian Armed Forces soldier on orders of Russian security services: Transcarpathian police have detained suspect. PHOTOS A soldier has been found dead in Uzhhorod. He was killed on the orders of the Russian security services, according to the Transcarpathian Regional Prosecutor’s Office. 9 768 32 Previously in trend: Killing of servicemen
Head of MMC detained in Zakarpattia: about UAH 11 million in cash seized – SBI. PHOTOS Officers of the State Bureau of Investigation, together with the National Police and the Security Service of Ukraine, have detained the head of a military medical commission (MMC) at the Berehove district Territorial Center of Recruitment and Social Support in Zakarpattia region. 5 145 38 Previously in trend: Grafters Forgery of MMC documents
In Zakarpattia, woman rented out her own children for begging for $1,000. VIDEO+PHOTO According to the Office of the Prosecutor General, a 32-year-old woman from the village of Ilnytsia in the Khust district of Zakarpattia region ‘rented out’ her two children – an 11-year-old boy and a 5-year-old girl – for two weeks in exchange for 1,000 US dollars. 2 424 7 Previously in trend: child trafficking
Violations in Uzhhorod TCR: work of special commission has been initiated, - Operational Command "West". VIDEO+PHOTOS A monitoring visit to the Uzhhorod TCR, carried out by Andrii Kryuchkov, the Ombudsman’s representative in the Zakarpattia region, revealed flagrant violations despite obstruction from officials. 26 921 213 Previously in trend: Unlawful actions of the TCR Violation of human rights by TCR
Law enforcement officers have foiled three attempts to smuggle people across border. PHOTOS Four people who tried to smuggle draft-age men across the border were exposed by officers of the Mukachevo border detachment’s main operational search unit, in cooperation with the National Police, the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU), and prosecutors. 1 064 8 Previously in trend: Evasion from mobilization Illegal border crossing
Tickets bypassing ticket offices: multi-million international transport scheme uncovered in Zakarpattia. VIDEO+PHOTOS Under the procedural supervision of the Transcarpathian Regional Prosecutor’s Office, a tax evasion scheme involving the organisation of bus trips to EU countries has been uncovered. 7 357 17 Previously in trend: Tax violations
SSU and National Police have detained 13 more organisers of "evasion schemes". PHOTOS The Security Service and National Police have blocked new schemes for evading mobilisation and detained the organisers of these schemes in various regions of Ukraine. 2 262 17 Previously in trend: Evasion from mobilization
Border guards dismantle illegal departure channel via Zakarpattia for $13,000. PHOTOS As a result of a joint special operation carried out by operatives of the 7th Carpathian Border Guard Detachment and the 27th Border Guard Detachment, officers of the Migration Police Department and Lviv District Police Department No. 1 of the Main Directorate of the National Police in Lviv... 1 541 2 Previously in trend: Draft evaders smuggling across the border Illegal border crossing
Failed to declare assets worth over 13.8 million hryvnias: Uzhhorod City Council deputy notified of suspicion. VIDEO+PHOTOS A current member of the 8th convocation of the Uzhhorod City Council has been notified of suspicion of submitting knowingly false information in his declaration and legalising property obtained by criminal means. He was elected to the Uzhhorod City Council in 2020 from the OPFL party, which is... 4 916 23 Previously in trend: Undeclared assets
Hid over 8.3 million hryvnias in his declaration: deputy in Zakarpattia has been notified of suspicion, - regional prosecutor’s office. PHOTOS A member of the Berehove District Council has been notified of suspicion of submitting a knowingly false declaration and legalising income obtained by criminal means. 2 965 14 Previously in trend: Undeclared assets
Law enforcement serve notice of suspicion on woman who helped draft-age men leave Ukraine. PHOTOS Law enforcement officers served a notice of suspicion on a woman who helped men of conscription age leave the country. 1 872 8 Previously in trend: Illegal border crossing
SSU conducts searches at office of Savchuk, head of Zakarpattia TCR, - media Right now, the Security Service of Ukraine is conducting searches at the office of Andrii Savchuk, head of the Zakarpattia RTCR and SS. 6 416 59 Previously in trend: Searches at TCR’s leadership
SSU and National Police exposed seven organisers of "draft dodging schemes" in various regions of Ukraine. PHOTOS The Security Service and National Police have blocked new schemes for evading mobilisation in Ukraine and detained seven organisers of the schemes. 1 628 9 Previously in trend: Evasion from mobilization
Smuggling to Hungary for $29,000: three evaders detained in Zakarpattia – State Border Guard Service. PHOTOS In Transcarpathia, border guards of the Mukachevo Detachment detained three men from Kyiv, Odesa and Kirovohrad regions who were trying to illegally cross the border with Hungary. 1 606 0 Previously in trend: Evasion from mobilization
Organizers of the transfer of conscripts will be tried in Zakarpattia: 17 participants exposed. PHOTOS The prosecutor's office brought cases against 17 people who tried to smuggle more than 18 men of military age across the border. They wanted to receive more than $73,000 for their services. 1 607 10 Previously in trend: Draft evaders smuggling across the border Smugglers of draft evaders exposed Illegal border crossing
Scheme for illegal border crossing and attempt to bribe border guard exposed in Zakarpattia. PHOTOS A joint interagency group consisting of operatives from the Internal and Personal Security Office of the 27th Border Detachment of the Main Office of Internal and Personal Security "West", officers of the Zakarpattia Department of the National Police’s Internal Security Directorate, and... 1 139 1 Previously in trend: Illegal border crossing
SBI, together with SSU, has uncovered corruption schemes on border with Slovakia and Hungary. PHOTO In Zakarpattia, officers of the State Bureau of Investigation, the Security Service of Ukraine, and the Border Guard Internal Security Department disrupted illegal schemes to smuggle draft-age men across the border. 3 585 4 Previously in trend: Smugglers of draft evaders exposed
Drone from Hungary twice flew at different altitudes over Zakarpattia – General Staff. MAPS On the morning of September 26, 2025, Ukrainian Armed Forces radar twice detected at different altitudes a drone-type aerial object in Ukraine’s airspace over Zakarpattia region. 8 783 35 Previously in trend: Hungarian drones flew into Ukraine
Swimming across Tysa to Romania: channel for smuggling men across border has been exposed in Zakarpattia - State Border Guard Service. VIDEO+PHOTOS In Zakarpattia, border guards uncovered a channel for trafficking men abroad. 3 011 11 Previously in trend: Evasion from mobilization
Russian missile strike on Mukachevo: large-scale fire localised, number of victims rises to 23. PHOTOS (updated) Rescuers have localised a large-scale fire of 7,000 square metres caused by a rocket attack in Mukachevo. 9 123 19 Previously in trend: Strike on Zakarpattia
"Shahed" fell in village of Lypovets in Zakarpattia: power lines and house damaged. PHOTO "Shahed" attacked the village of Lypovets, Khust district, Zakarpattia. 5 028 1 Previously in trend: Strike on Zakarpattia
Man smuggled to Romania for $6,000: Organizer detained in Zakarpattia region– SBGS. VIDEO+PHOTOS On the outskirts of Verkhnie Vodiane village, border guards uncovered an attempt to illegally smuggle a Ukrainian citizen across the border into Romania. 1 524 18 Previously in trend: Evasion from mobilization
Going abroad for $11,000: attempt to smuggle man exposed in Zakarpattia – SBGS. VIDEO+PHOTOS Border guards in Zakarpattia stopped a foreign-registered BMW attempting to illegally smuggle a man abroad. 3 055 5 Previously in trend: Draft evaders smuggling across the border
Smugglers detained in Zakarpattia for transporting draft dodger to Hungary for $5,500 – State Border Guard Service. PHOTOS In Zakarpattia, border guards, together with the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) and the Uzhhorod District Prosecutor’s Office, uncovered a channel for illegally smuggling draft-age men across the border into Hungary. 1 292 14 Previously in trend: Smugglers of draft evaders exposed
Border crossing using ambulance: draft evasion smuggling scheme exposed in Zakarpattia – SBGS. PHOTOS Border guards, together with the police, uncovered a scheme to illegally smuggle draft-age men to Romania using an ambulance. 2 512 12 Previously in trend: Evasion from mobilization
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