On December 24, six men from Ukraine illegally crossed the Romanian border, making their way through the mountains of Maramures. This is reported by the Romanian media.
“The deserters climbed to a height of 1800 meters in rubber boots and without special equipment. They didn’t have food supplies. And the temperature in the mountains at that time dropped to -10 degrees,” the border guards inform.
Failed climbers, lost their course due to a snowstorm, got lost, two fell off a cliff and received fractures.
“The Romanian authorities were informed about the fugitives by their acquaintance, with whom the deserters kept in touch. The Ukrainians were found in a few days. Those who fell off the cliff perished.
It is also known that the men themselves did not want to tell the rescuers their coordinates, as they were afraid to go to jail for desertion. According to the laws of Ukraine, they face up to 12 years in prison.