Regarding the situation at the Ukrainian-Russian border

posted 03 November 2014 14:40

During the last day there were no military clashes with units of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine.

There were no facts of conducting aerial reconnaissance by illegal armed groups at the border and in the controlled areas. Totally, border guards fixed 25 UAVs 22 times over the past week.

During the last day border guards fixed the use of 3 reconnaissance aircrafts Su-24 of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation over the Sea of Azov and the Kerch Strait. Moreover, it was fixed the use of IL-20 by the Armed Forces of the RF to conduct electronic surveillance over the Black Sea and near Snake Island.

Border guards continue to perform the task of monitoring safety along the line of clashes.

Yesterday, nearby the settlement of Pisky (Donetsk region), border guards stopped a VAZ vehicle without license plates with two Russian citizens who were members of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. During checking the vehicle and documents of these individuals it was found military IDs of the Armed Forces of Russia. The detainees were handed over to employees of the SBU.