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Former interior minister Zakharchenko caught trying to flee Ukraine – border service
Former Interior Minister Vitaliy Zakharchenko on Saturday attempted to leave Ukraine, but the border guards did not let him go abroad.
"He came to Donetsk Airport and tried to leave the country," State Border Service spokesman Serhiy Astakhov told Interfax-Ukraine on Saturday evening.
Zakharchenko was barred from leaving the country as he did not have needed documents.
He had to leave the airport's territory.
Border guards report Zakharchenko did not show up at other Ukrainian checkpoints.
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