Nina Gurin. Belarusian border guards have strengthened the regime of protection of the border with Ukraine in Kobrin zone (Brest region) due to the increased level of criminal activity, informs on the first day of the week, the press service of the state border Committee of Belarus.

"because of increased criminal activity at the site of the Belarusian-Ukrainian border in the period from 6 to 14 March in Kobrin area border agencies conducted a comprehensive preventive events to strengthen security measures and stabilization of the crime situation in the region," the report says.

According to information in the course of activities conducted door-to-door rounds, checked the possible locations of the storage of contraband, including private compound. In the end, to punishment According to the administrative code involved three Residents of Belarus and the only citizen of Ukraine who has violated the rules of stay in the border area.

As the press service received significant data on persons related to the recent attempt by the group to break through the border." Data are available regarding the number of persons involved in the incident, and the fact that the recovered health damage received two Residents who are treated on the territory of Ukraine ", - said in the report.

The Belarusian state border Committee informs that the relevant information will be forwarded to the Ukrainian side of the border line authorized to connect to the perpetrators of fugitives on the Ukrainian border territory.

in February around 20 unknown with horses tried to break from the territory of Ukraine to Belarus in the area of Pinsk frontier in Kobrin area, Belarusian border guards prevented them from entering, using weapons. Offenders fled to the territory of Ukraine.

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