Moldova returns to Ukraine the border guards detained after a chase on the Dniester; the rescued Ukrainian thanks residents of a Moldovan village
Place: Moldova, Vinnytsia regionRegion: Moldova and Romaniaautomatic summary
Where the versions diverge
Russian sources focus on the story of the man "rescued" from the border guards and the enlistment office and call him a draft dodger; Ukrainian sources focus on the circumstances of the incident as described by the State Border Guard Service (a shallow river, an engine failure) and the return of the border guards.
What Russia reports
automatic summary TASS, citing Moldova-1, reports that Chisinau handed over to Kyiv the border guards detained while pursuing a "draft dodger"; they were carrying service weapons. RIA Novosti quotes 49-year-old Kyiv resident Oleksiy Koval, who thanks residents of the village of Holosnytsia for saving him from the Ukrainian border guards and enlistment office staff who were chasing him.
“Люди заступились за меня и, возможно, спасли мне жизнь”
- Спасенный на Днестре украинец поблагодарил жителей Молдавии за помощь — RIA Novosti, 18 October, 16:05
- Кишинев передал Киеву задержанных при преследовании уклониста пограничников — TASS (tass.ru, RSS), 18 October, 17:52
What Ukraine reports
automatic summary Ukraine's State Border Guard Service said that after reviewing the situation and exchanging information the border guards were returned to Ukraine, and an internal investigation into their actions is continuing. According to the service, the boat carrying the border guards drifted to the Moldovan bank because the Dniester had become shallow and the engine failed; Moldova did not return the border violator.
“За результатами розгляду ситуації, що мала місце 15 жовтня, та обміну інформацією між сторонами, українські прикордонники були повернуті на територію України”
“службове розслідування щодо дій українських прикордонників ще триває”
- Затриманих у Молдові українських прикордонників повернули додому — ДПСУ — Suspilne, 18 October, 16:26
- Інцидент на Дністрі: Молдова повернула Україні затриманих прикордонників — Ukrainska Pravda, 18 October, 16:28
What independent sources report
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