Operative and investigative units of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine continue to disclose persons involved in encroaching the territorial integrity and inviolability of our state.

Operative and investigative units of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine continue to disclose persons involved in encroaching the territorial integrity and inviolability of our state.

In particular, operatives constituted that two residents of Kramatorsk and Donetsk regions, in 2014 were the organizers of so-called “referendum on state independence of the Donetsk People's Republic.”

The women served as members of the election commission at one of the polling stations in Kramatorsk. During the referendum, citizens registered those who participated in pseudo-voting, issued ballots, and monitored the declaration of will process.

According to the materials collected by border operatives, law enforcement agencies conducted an investigation and submitted case to the court.

On August 26, 2020, the court found these persons guilty of committing a criminal offense under Article 110 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine Encroachment on the territorial integrity and inviolability of Ukraine. According to the court verdict, both members of the election commission were sentenced to five years in prison with a probation period of one year.