Border guards detain 100 berry-pickers from Ukraine

100 Ukraine nationals, including 15 children, were detained when they tried to cross into Belarus illegally. The Ukrainian border guards prevented them from walking to the Belarusian woods in the Stolin district in order to collect blueberries.
The Interfax-Ukraine news agency reports that the border violators originated from the Rovno region of Ukraine. Since the beginning of the berry season, the Ukrainian border guards detained over 500 people, mostly children, who tried to cross into Belarus for berries. Almost 100 Ukraine nationals were stopped by the Belarusian border guards.