Regional deputies appealed to the State Border Guard Service about rotation of border guards

Members of the Transcarpathian Regional Council appealed to the State Border Service of Ukraine about the timely rotation of servicemen of Mukachevo and Chop border guard detachments who are serving on the eastern borders of our country and taking part in the anti-terrorist operation.

"Given the complexity of the political situation in the country, the regional council in

its appeals expresses a clear position on the preservation of sovereignty and

territorial integrity of Ukraine, condemns the actions of the aggressor and

separatists, makes all possible efforts to ensure peace in our

region.

Deputies of the Regional Council, taking into account the needs of the present time,

decided to allocate 9 million hryvnias to fund the Program for

logistical support of the 4th Territorial Defense Battalion,

military units and other participants of the antiterrorist operation. In

addition, the Regional Council has allocated from the budget 100,000 UAH to families

of each soldier from the region who have been killed in the ATO area. Another decision

was adopted on June 26 at the special session – an appeal to

the top government officials demanding the rotation of Transcarpathian soldiers,

taking part in the anti-terrorist operation in Eastern Ukraine. 

In order to strengthen the eastern section of the state

boder (in Donetsk and Luhansk regions) in the area of

the anti-terrorist operation, in March 2014,

742 soldiers were sent there from Transcarpathia. Now, 217 soldiers of the

Mukachevo border guard detachment, and 192 soldiers of the Chop border guard

detachment are deployed in the ​​ATO area. Recently, another 153 soldiers of the

military commandant of the said border detachments were sent there.

The most pressing issues for families of border guards are social problems and

issues related to leaves for soldiers, who for a long time

have been serving on the eastern borders of Ukraine.

We, members of the Regional Council, on behalf of all local

government and executive bodies of Transcarpathia, supporting numerous

appeals of the community and families of Transcarpathian border guards, including

those, who for several months have been staying in "hot spots" in the East of

Ukraine, bravely performing their military duties,

demand timely rotation of the servicemen of the Mukachevo and

Chop border guard detachment who are serving on the eastern borders

of our country and taking part in the anti-terrorist operation", – the appeal reads.