National Police expect increase in flow of illegal immigrants through Ukraine to EU countries after World Cup in Russia
Several thousand foreigners want to illegally enter the countries of the European Union through the territory of Ukraine after the completion of the World Cup in Russia, the National Police of Ukraine said.
"According to the operational information of the department dealing with crimes related to human trafficking, a few thousand fans have gathered after the completion of the World Cup in Russia, who want to get into the European Union," deputy head of the Department for Combating Trafficking in Persons of the National Police, Ihor Malakhov, said during a conference call in Kyiv region on Tuesday.
According to him, in the near future it is expected that large groups of illegal migrants will be transferred to Ukraine from Russia on the border sections in Luhansk, Kharkiv, Sumy and Chernihiv regions. Carriers of illegal immigrants actively use cars with European registration for conspiracy and avoidance of responsibility.
Malakhov noted that after entering the territory of Ukraine, illegal immigrants will gather on the western borders of the country. The first part of this channel has already arrived in Ukraine. Only in the last two weeks 17 groups of illegal migrants consisting of 75 foreigners were detained," the deputy head of the department said.
In total, according to Malakhov, since the beginning of the year over 100 groups of illegal migrants consisting of more than 500 foreigners have been detained.