Ukraine digs trenches on Moldova border

Ukrainian border guards dug a two-meter ditch on the border with Moldova in the Ocnita area, Report informs with reference to TASS.

The Border Police of Moldova has confirmed the digging.

According to the police, this is done to combat illegal travel outside the country and smuggling. On the Ukrainian side, similar work was carried out in the areas of checkpoints and in places where roads are close to the border.

On March 11, the head of the Moldovan Border Police, Rosian Vasiloi, said that over 6,000 attempts to illegally cross the border from Ukraine were registered last year, which was a record for several decades. The number of attempts to export weapons from Ukraine has also increased. Last week, law enforcement officers of Moldova revealed a scheme organized by border guards for illegal departure from the territory of Ukraine, which was used by citizens who evaded conscription into the army.