Border guards of Ukraine and Moldova resumed joint patrols on the adjacent section of the state border
The first joint patrol with the participation of border guards of the Tarutyne department of the Belgorod-Dnestrovsky detachment entered service on the Moldovan side yesterday.
In the future, in conjunction with the Border Police of the Republic of Moldova, border guards of the Belgorod-Dnestrovsky and Mogilev-Podolsk detachments will be deployed. The relevant decision was made the other day during a border representative meeting. The parties agreed that only those border guards who have undergone a full course of vaccination against coronavirus infection will be involved in the joint patrol. They will serve on the territory of Ukraine or Moldova, while only border guards of the country whose territory is patrolled will be with weapons and special means.
Recall that the practice of joint patrols of the Ukrainian-Moldovan border was introduced back in 2012 within the framework of the intergovernmental agreement and the protocol of the border agencies of both countries. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this practice was suspended in March last year.
It should be noted that such interaction makes it possible to more effectively counteract organized criminal activities, to respond promptly to attempts to violate the state border and the movement of smuggled goods. Also, thanks to such events, the exchange of experience in the field of ensuring the protection of the state border is carried out.
Recall that in the summer of this year, Ukrainian border guards resumed joint patrols with Romanian, Slovak and Hungarian counterparts.
Press service of the State Fiscal Service of Ukraine
