Police in Vinnytsia region detained a 38-year-old driver suspected of helping illegal travel by a person subject to military service to unrecognized Transnistria. Investigators said the planned illegal exit was priced at 7,500 US dollars. The passenger never reached the border. According to the police, people looking to leave Ukraine illegally were being recruited through Telegram by individuals who are not yet identified. The scheme involved the detained driver transporting a man from Chernihiv region to a designated spot near the border, from where he planned to get to unrecognized Transnistria. On 10 November, police stopped the vehicle with the passenger in Gaisyn district. The driver was detained. During an urgent search, law enforcement seized money, a mobile phone and the car. The driver was informed of suspicion under Part 3 of Article 332 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, which provides for seven to nine years in prison with additional sanctions. Investigators are working to identify other people possibly involved in arranging the smuggling attempt. The case is being handled by police together with border guards, with procedural supervision by the Tultchyn District Prosecutor's Office.