Photo: At the Shehyni border crossing, a 33-year-old man from Kyiv attempted to bribe a border guard
At the “Shehyni” border crossing on the border with Poland, a 33-year-old Kyiv resident attempted to offer an illegal bribe to a border guard after he was unable to prove his right to leave Ukraine. This was reported on August 6 by the 7th Carpathian Border Guard Detachment.
According to border guards, the man was traveling to Warsaw, and during a document check, it was discovered that he did not have all the necessary documents to cross the state border.
The Kyiv resident said he was rushing to a concert in the Polish capital. To “resolve the issue,” the man placed money on the border guard’s work computer, but the officer refused the bribe.
A report regarding this incident was sent to the National Police, indicating signs of a criminal offense under Article 369 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine—the offer, promise, or provision of an unlawful benefit to a public official.
The 7th Carpathian Border Guard Detachment noted that since the beginning of 2026, their officers have refused bribes totaling more than 1.3 million hryvnias. The money was offered in both hryvnias and foreign currency.
Source: 7th Carpathian Border Guard Detachment.
As a reminder, an indictment has been filed against a 32-year-old head of one of the territorial recruitment and social support centers in Volyn.
At the border with Lviv Oblast, the man attempted to bribe a border guard with $500.
