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Blue and yellow flowers and honor guard put at Kyiv memorial in Moscow. PHOTOS A basket with blue and yellow flowers and ribbons and an honor guard have appeared at the Kyiv memorial in the walkway of hero cities in Moscow. 309 616 715 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine 
State Border Service handed protocol to Tymoshenko for illegal border crossing, - Slobodian Batkivshchyna parliamentary faction leader Yuliia Tymoshenko is the third MP who was served an administrative protocol of illegal border crossing on Sept. 10 of Shehyni checkpoint. 55 659 528 Previously in trend: Saakashvili breached across border 
Saakashvili plans to return to Ukraine on April 1. Border guards say he has no grounds for it Mikheil Saakashvili said that he plans to return to Ukraine in the nearest future. 14 584 333 World 
Two tramp Russian military detained by border guards in Luhansk region, - Border Service Ukrainian border guards have detained two military of the Russian internal troops for illegal crossing of the Ukrainian border in the Luhansk region. 111 481 264 Incidents 
Crimean cars with Russian number plates to be banned from mainland Ukraine, - State Border Guard Service The State Border Guard Service says the Russian number plates issued in Crimea after its occupation by Russia will be deemed invalid in Ukraine. Therefore, drivers of vehicles with Russian numbers are not advised to travel to mainland Ukraine by cars. 59 075 251 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas 
Border guards were ordered not to use weapons and force at Shehyni crossing point yesterday, - Slobodian Ukrainian border guards did not employ weapons during yesterday's events at Shehyni, where former Georgian President and Odesa governor Mikheil Saakashvili crossed Ukraine's border, because they had been ordered not to use force against a "peaceful event." 27 188 236 Previously in trend: Saakashvili breached across border 
69 protocols filed against participants of Shehyni turmoil, - Border Service To date, protocols have been filed against 69 individuals who illegally crossed the state border at Shehyni checkpoint on the Ukrainian-Polish border on Sunday night. 13 314 219 Previously in trend: Saakashvili breached across border 
Border guards got beaten up by Mariupol-based café security, unknown young people after asking menu in Ukrainian A Lieutenant Colonel and a press officer of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine were injured in the conflict that sparked in Mariupol RedCups café on June 17. The fight was allegedly initiated by the security guards who were later joined by unknown young people. 35 482 217 Incidents 
Russian diplomats tried to smuggle Nord vessel’s crew out of Ukraine. VIDEO Ukraine’s Border Guard Service released footage showing the crew of the Russian fishing vessel Nord based in Kerch trying to leave Ukraine with the help of the Russian diplomats on the night of April 8. The vessel was arrested for unlawful calling into Crimean ports. 49 189 197 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas 
Occupants near Chonhar crossing point ban people and cars from entering and leaving Crimea , - State Border Guard Service The Russian occupants in Crimea banned people and vehicles from crossing Ukraine-controlled Chonhar checkpoint in both directions without explanation today, Aug. 9. 29 304 191 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas 
FSB inspected and released vessels in Sea of Azov heading for Ukrainian ports, - Border Guard Service Ukrainian vessels which were reportedly detained by the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) were just inspected. 27 933 150 Incidents 
No cargo crossed demarcation line since 1 p.m. today, - State Border Guard Service Transportation of goods across the demarcation line in the Donbas has not been carried out since 1 p.m. on Wednesday, March 15. 32 064 148 Ukrainian Politics Russia intends exchanging kidnapped Ukrainian border guards for FSB officers, - Slobodian The State Border Service of Ukraine says Russians might want to exchange the two Ukrainian border guards it kidnapped in the Sumy region for two FSB officers detained in the Kherson region of Ukraine. 59 780 140 Incidents 
Ukrainians apprehended in Transnistria are not employees of State Border Guard Service, - spokesman Slobodian Ukrainian citizens apprehended the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic did not spy in the unrecognized state. 22 265 133 Ukrainian Politics 
Almost 3,000 Ukraine citizens entered EU without visas since visa-free regime implemented, - State Border Guard Service official Slobodian As of Tuesday morning, 2,910 citizens of Ukraine benefited from the newly implemented visa-free regime between Ukraine and the EU member countries to enter the EU area since its coming into effect on June 11. 22 841 128 Previously in trend: Visa-free travel for Ukraine 
Two more Russian journalists denied entry to Ukraine, - Border Guard Service Ukraine's border officers have issued a 3-year entry ban against two more Russian journalists. 29 310 102 Ukrainian Politics 
Ukraine's border guards start testing biometric control at Russian border The biometric border-control system was launched in test mode with the use of mobile passport readers at main border checkpoints to check the Ukrainian border guards' readiness ahead of the large-scale launch scheduled for Jan. 1, 2018. 8 388 87 Incidents 
Russian singer Surganova barred from Ukraine, - Border Guard Service Ukrainian border guards banned entry to another Russian singer as she was trying to cross the border at Zhuliany airport last night. The reason for the entry ban was her visit to occupied Crimea in violation of Ukrainian laws. 23 199 82 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas 
Ukrainian detained in Crimea on "banned" books possession charges At Dzhankoi checkpoint in occupied Crimea, Russian border guards detained a 34-year-old Ukrainian citizen carrying allegedly extremist books. 22 382 73 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas 
UOC (MP) priest who beat a soldier in Khmelnytskyi is wanted - Interior Ministry A priest of Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate), Ihor Slobodian, who beat a soldier in Khmelnytskyi’s Holy Intercession Cathedral, has been put on wanted list. 9 940 71 Society 
Russian army activity on border with Crimea declined, - Slobodian The situation on the administrative border with occupied Crimea remains stable. The number of those entering the peninsula has decreased by 22 percent. All control checkpoints are operating normally. Lines can be observed in the direction of mainland Ukraine. 13 553 68 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas 
Meeting regarding kidnapped border guards will take place in Briansk, - Slobodian It is not known where the kidnapped by Russia Ukrainian officers are. 22 557 63 Ukrainian Politics 
Border Guard Service: Trukhanov handed over to NABU members, brought indictment against The border guards detained Odesa Mayor Hennadii Trukhanov at Boryspil airport under criminal proceedings initiated against him by the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU). 17 273 60 Incidents 
Over 20 million Ukrainians traveled to EU since visa-free entered into force a year ago, - State Border Guard Service More than 20 million Ukrainian nationals crossed the EU border over the year that passed since liberalization of travel requirements which is 2.3 million more than in 2016. 17 267 60 Previously in trend: Visa-free travel for Ukraine Security agency releases Ukrainians apprehended in Transnistria, - Border Guard Service's spokesman Slobodian Ukrainians apprehended on the border with unrecognized Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic on Oct.19 have been liberated. 19 619 45 Incidents 
State Border Guard Service premises searched as part of illegal logging case, - press officer Slobodian. PHOTOS Three official premises of the State Border Guard Service are being searched. The searches are conducted by representatives of the military prosecutor's office and the National Police Department for Combating Economic Crimes accompanied by KORD special task unit. 22 712 37 Ukrainian Politics 
State Border Guard Service commemorates officers killed in fighting with Russians on state border in August 2014. PHOTOS The State Border Guard Service is commemorating Ukrainian border guards who were killed defending Ukraine from the Russian aggression in August 2014. 27 436 23 Ukrainian Politics 
