Since the beginning of the war, 11 thousand Ukrainian conscripts have fled to Romania

During the war, 11,000 Ukrainian men of conscription age illegally fled to Romania.

This information reports by the local branch of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, citing data from the border police.

In 2023, the flow of illegal migrants decreased, but it increased again from the beginning of 2024. From January to April, 2,373 Ukrainians attempted to cross the border with Romania, particularly through the Tisza River.

Most of them sought asylum in Romania, stating that they did not want to fight. Nineteen people died: 11 in the Tisza River and the others in the mountains. 108 were rescued by Romanians.

It is worth noting that recently, bodies of men who failed to cross the river during winter have been resurfacing in the Tisza. One of the drowned men was found by a local fisherman. Rescuers and police were called to the scene. The deceased was a 28-year-old resident of the Ivano-Frankivsk region.

Before this incident, local journalists reported finding the bodies of six drowned men. Judging by the condition of some, their bodies had been in the mountain river for a long time. One of the deceased was barely 20 years old.

Furthermore, at the end of April, border guards discovered the bodies of two men in the Tisza. Due to the high thresholds and strong currents, it took some time to retrieve them from the water.