False evacuation from Ukraine. Their cover was used to sell cars

32 Ukrainians, under the guise of evacuation from war-torn Ukraine, crossed the Polish border using diia.pl electronic documents to buy cars and take them to Ukraine. They heard the charges. The matter is developing.

As the spokesman for the Bieszczady Border Guard Unit, Lt. Piotr Zakielarz, told PAP, suspects whose 90 days of stay in Poland under the visa-free regime had expired obtained a PESEL UKR number and, based on it, registered in the diia.pl application, which allows them to stay in Poland indefinitely.

When entering Poland, foreigners declared their intention to leave Ukraine due to the ongoing hostilities and stay in Poland. In fact, their stay was mainly aimed at purchasing cars and transporting them to the territory of Ukraine – said Lt. Zakielarz.

He added that he is currently under investigation under the supervision of the District Prosecutor's Office in Lesko 32 Ukrainian citizens are suspectedbut the case is developing and there may be more suspects.

They were charged with making false statements and illegally crossing the border using deception. Property worth PLN 70,000 was secured for future penalties.

At the beginning of 2025, investigators from the Border Guard station in Krościenko found the trail of the illegal practice.

The website of the Bieszczady Border Guard Branch contains a copy of the court judgment from December 2025, sentencing the Ukrainian Ivan M. to a fine of PLN 3,000. PLN fine for the offense of obtaining a PESEL UKR number on the basis of a false declaration and then repeatedly crossing the Polish border under the guise of evaluation from Ukraine, but actually for commercial purposes.

In accordance with the court's decision, the judgment was made public by posting a copy of it on the BiOSG website. (PAP)

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