Border guards in Lviv region exposed two fake couples at the border with Poland.

Border guards in Lviv region uncovered two fake couples at the border with Poland. In both instances, the men married women with disabilities to create a basis for traveling abroad. This was reported by the State Border Guard Service on Saturday, December 21.

At the border with Poland, at the "Hrushev" checkpoint, border guards from the 7th Carpathian Border Detachment caught a 33-year-old native of Poltava and a 39-year-old woman from Poltava region, who had entered into marriage likely without the intention of forming a genuine family. Since the woman has a disability, this allows her husband to cross the border. The fake couple allegedly was traveling to Austria to visit the husband’s friend. When questioned by the border guards, the "family" was unable to provide coherent answers to logical inquiries.

Another incident occurred at the "Krakovets" checkpoint. There, a 38-year-old native of Ivano-Frankivsk and a 33-year-old woman from Khmelnytskyi were apprehended. The woman also has a disability. According to their story, the "newlyweds" were headed to visit the mother-in-law. However, both recounted completely different stories about their married life to the border guards, particularly regarding how they met and lived together.

The border guards did not allow the men to cross the border and reported the incidents to law enforcement authorities.