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Ukrainian serviceman suspected of stealing 54 Mavic drone sets

The head of a warehouse at a border guard unit in Odesa Oblast has been suspected of stealing engineering and aviation service equipment worth about 5.5 million hryvnias, the Prosecutor Office said on March 13.

13 March, 04:02 PM

Estonia closes border crossing over Russian troop activity

Estonia's border service closed the Saatse crossing late on Oct. 10 due to an unusually large Russian military presence nearby, the Estonian Public Broadcasting service ERR reported.

11 October 2025, 06:25 PM

Ukrainian defender reunites with family after 15 months in Russian captivity

After a month of treatment, Ukrainian border guard Denys Noha, recently freed from Russian captivity, reunited with his parents and friends, the Southern Regional Department of the State Border Guard Service reported on Facebook on Feb. 6.

6 February 2025, 06:51 PM

Three men rescued after wandering the Carpathians for a week to cross border

In Transcarpathia, border guards from the Dilove department and Rakhiv Mountain Search and Rescue found three men who sought help after wandering the mountains for a week while attempting to illegally cross the border, the Western Regional Department of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine reported on Jan. 13.

13 January 2025, 02:59 PM

Border guard found dead in Odesa Oblast after apparent suicide

A border guard in southern Odesa Oblast died by apparent suicide, likely from a self-inflicted gunshot, Suspilne reported on Sept. 7, citing law enforcement sources.

8 September 2024, 10:15 AM

Father and son serve together in Luhansk Border Guard unit, share heartwarming story

Originally from Dnipro, Heorhii and Mykola Kovalev, a father and son, joined the Revenge Brigade of the Luhansk border guard detachment after the Russian invasion, they shared in an interview with Suspilne Donbas on June 16.

17 June 2024, 12:03 PM

Border guards capture Russian soldier disguised in Ukrainian uniform in Donetsk Oblast – Video

The Revenge border guard brigade captured a Russian occupier in Donetsk Oblast who had donned a Ukrainian army coat and surrendered after a failed assault, the State Border Guard Service reported on Telegram on May 24.

24 May 2024, 06:46 PM

Ukrainian border guards repel Russian subversive group in Sumy Oblast: enemy retreats

Border guards in Sumy Oblast engaged in gunfire with a Russian reconnaissance and sabotage group (RSG) on April 1, as the intruders attempted to infiltrate the oblast, resulting in the forced retreat of the Russians, the Ukrainian State Border Guard Service reported.

1 April 2024, 06:00 PM

Ukrainian border guards start using Oberih register to detect document forgery

Since mid-February, the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine has been using the Oberih register to detect forgeries in documents of those liable for military service crossing the border, the Ministry of Defense press service reported on March 5.

5 March 2024, 03:10 PM

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