Ukrainian man stopped at border after fake marriage
A Ukrainian man married his future mother-in-law, a disabled woman, to escape abroad, but the deception was uncovered.
Consensus
- The man is a Ukrainian national and was attempting to leave Ukraine.
- He entered into a marriage with a woman who has a disability.
- The woman is the mother of his fiancée.
- The marriage was not genuine and was intended to circumvent travel restrictions.
- The man was stopped at the border by Ukrainian border guards.
- The man admitted the marriage was fake and done to bypass travel restrictions.
- The couple gave inconsistent answers about how they met and lived together.
- The age difference between the man and woman was 15 years.
- The man was denied exit from Ukraine.
- A report was sent to the police regarding possible illegal human smuggling.
- The potential penalty for illegal human smuggling is up to nine years in prison.
Points of divergence
- The man and woman claimed the 15-year age difference did not affect their feelings. — vm
- The man attempted to travel to Moldova. — vm
- In April, a Ukrainian woman tried to smuggle radioactive dollars across the Polish-Ukrainian border, with radiation levels nearly 2,000 times the norm. — vm
Coverage (3 sources)
- Ukrainian married future mother-in-law with disability to leave country but miscalculated — РИАМО
- Ukrainian married his future bride's disabled mother to leave the country — Вечерняя Москва
- Ukrainian man faked marriage to disabled woman – his girlfriend's mother – to flee the country. — РИА Новости (Telegram)