On the border of Russia with Georgia, 20 citizens of Ukraine - former prisoners - details (photo) were stuck

Among the detainees are tuberculosis patients, some have gastric ulcer and need medical care. At the Russian-Georgian border, about 20 citizens of Ukraine were detained in the buffer zone, most of which are the former prisoners who were occupied and were forcibly exported by the Russians during retreat and deported from the Russian Federation after the end of the sentence. About it reports "Echo of the Caucasus". People cannot cross Russia's land border with Georgia because of "documents problems".

"Most of them are former prisoners, two lived in the Russian Federation. They are now in a buffer zone in the Georgian checkpoint," the message reads. One of the men said that it has been between two borders for three weeks. According to him, among Ukrainians there are tuberculosis patients, he himself has a gastric ulcer and needs medical help. Another man told the local media, waiting for a decision for almost a month.

After the occupation of Crimea, he remained on the peninsula and gave up Russian citizenship. According to him, after a long pressure, the Russian occupation authorities decided to deport it "for abandoning citizenship, a tattoo in the form of a coat of arms of Ukraine and a civic position. " However, the Ukrainian Consulate has not yet confirmed its data. As it is noted, this is not the first such situation. 7 Ukrainians tried to cross the Russian-Georgian border on October 11.