Житель Николаевской области и его друзья потратили $10 000 на советы по выезду из Украины (видео).

A resident of the Mykolaiv region and his friends paid $10,000 for advice on how to leave Ukraine (video)

In the Odesa region, border guards detained a 22-year-old resident of Mykolaiv and his four companions who were attempting to exit Ukraine.

This was reported by the border service.

Near one of the villages in the Razdelnyansky district, the border guards of the Podilsk detachment apprehended the driver and four passengers. The vehicle's movement was detected using technical border protection equipment.

The 22-year-old driver from Mykolaiv aimed to cross the state border and smuggle four residents from Poltava and Dnipropetrovsk regions through the Transnistrian segment of the Ukrainian-Moldovan border.

To carry out their plan, the men sought assistance from the admin of a Telegram channel, who offered advice on how to cross the border without issues for a fee. Without any guarantees of successful passage, the offenders transferred a total of $10,000 to the advisor's cryptocurrency wallet.

During their attempt to breach the border, the vehicle got stuck in mud, prompting the men to abandon it and continue on foot. It was noted that the driver left his companions and ran towards the border. However, all the men were apprehended by border guards.

For the attempt of illegal border crossing, administrative offense protocols were drawn up against the five men under Article 204-1 of the Code of Ukraine on Administrative Offenses, "Illegal crossing or attempted illegal crossing of the state border of Ukraine," and the cases have been forwarded to court.