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On September 10, a farewell ceremony will be held in the village of Klyucharki for serviceman Ivan Kovach, who died on September 1, 2026. The farewell service will begin at 12:00 at the Good Shepherd Church, with the funeral procession starting at 11:00.
On September 9, 2026, law enforcement in Zakarpattia detained a man suspected of organizing the illegal transportation of conscripts to Hungary for $12,000. The operation was conducted jointly by border guards and police, who dismantled a channel for crossing the state border.
In Mukachevo, employees of the territorial recruitment center forcibly pulled a cyclist into a minibus during mobilization activities. The incident was captured on video and the fate of the detained man remains unknown.
A meeting took place in Transcarpathia between the head of the Transcarpathian Regional Military Administration, Myroslav Biletskyi, and the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights, Dmytro Lubinets. They discussed the rights of military personnel, veterans, and their families, as well as improvements in the Uzhhorod Territorial Recruitment Center following identified violations.
On September 1, 2026, Nataliya Ryabichenko, a sergeant of the 6th border guard unit, was killed while performing combat duties in the Kharkiv region. Born on August 24, 1976, in Donetsk, she served in the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine since 2017. A farewell ceremony took place on September 9, 2026, in the Tiachiv district.
On September 7, 2026, border guards in Zakarpattia detained a 24-year-old Russian citizen who illegally crossed the border from Slovakia. The man, originally from Chechnya, fled from the Russian army and was without identification documents. The detention occurred 400 meters from the state border with the help of a service dog.
In Zakarpattia, law enforcement agencies arrested two servicemen who attempted to illegally smuggle a conscripted man across the state border. They demanded 14,000 euros for their services, part of which was transferred to a cryptocurrency wallet. The servicemen were stopped at a checkpoint while transporting the man in a service vehicle.
In Uzhhorod, law enforcement officials arrested a military officer from the territorial recruitment center who demanded $5,000 for assistance in avoiding mobilization. The arrest occurred during the receipt of the bribe. According to the investigation, the officer promised to facilitate the passage of the military-medical commission.
On September 5, 2026, a farewell ceremony will be held in Mukachevo for fallen serviceman Ruslan Fotul. The sergeant died on June 9, 2026, while performing a combat mission. The ceremony will take place at the Holy Assumption Church at 12:30 PM.
A new corruption scheme has been uncovered in Ukraine, where men can be smuggled abroad for $50,000-$70,000 directly from territorial recruitment centers (TCC). Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets confirmed the information about this practice, which he stated is most prevalent in Zakarpattia.
In Zakarpattia, a 32-year-old man posted a video of the movement of military equipment of the Defense Forces on Facebook. The Security Service of Ukraine charged him with illegal dissemination of information that could threaten security. He faces 3 to 5 years in prison.
The State Bureau of Investigations has charged two SBU employees in Zakarpattia with organizing the illegal smuggling of conscripts for $33,000. They were caught attempting to smuggle two residents of Lviv Oblast across the state border.
The Mukachevo District Court found two men guilty of obstructing the lawful activities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and attempting to set fire to the property of military personnel. One received a sentence of five years and one month in prison, while the other was sentenced to five years with a three-year probation period.
