Yesterday, a border guard response team detected a 45-year-old Russian citizen near Yunakivka BCP in Sumy region. The man illegally crossed the border from the territory of the Russian Federation to Ukraine on foot.

Yesterday, a border guard response team detected a 45-year-old Russian citizen near Yunakivka BCP in Sumy region. The man illegally crossed the border from the territory of the Russian Federation to Ukraine on foot.

While clarifying the circumstances of the offense, the man appealed to the staff of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine to recognize him as a person in need of additional protection as a refugee. During the conversation, the Russian said that in Russia he was persecuted for his political and religious views, and therefore could not stay there anymore.

After carrying out the measures specified in such cases by legislation, the citizen of Russia was sent to the bodies of the State Migration Service of Ukraine.