On Friday morning, officers from the VSAT Varėna Border Guard recorded an incident involving a violation of the national state border at the Purvėnų checkpoint, located near Purvėnai village in the Šalčininkų district. The border surveillance system detected that two individuals were operating a boat in the Purvėnų pond, attempting to cross the demarcated boundary. According to the report, the vessel proceeded into Belarusian territory by an estimated distance of ten meters before reversing course and returning to the Lithuanian side.
The official state border demarcation within the pond is visibly marked by specialized boundary plows. The individuals involved were identified as residents of the Šalčininkų district: a 48-year-old woman and a 51-year-old man. Upon interception, the pair explained to the border guards that the crossing occurred entirely by accident.
The incident highlights the continuous monitoring efforts by border authorities to enforce the integrity of the state border within sensitive geographical areas like the pond. The authorities documented the event, confirming the details of the unauthorized crossing attempt near the border checkpoint.
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