Ukrainian border guards detain 21 illegal migrants

During the recent 24 hours Ukrainian border guards detained 21 illegal migrants from China, Afghanistan, Moldova. Two biggest groups of Chinese migrants were detained by Chop border guards in Transcarpathia (West Ukraine) ten km from border with Slovakia and even Eritrea.

On the whole, since early 2007 Ukrainian border guards detained almost 6,700 illegal migrants, including 1,700 Moldovans, 135 Chinese, 120 Afghani. A national of Eritrea was detained for the first time.