Fleeing Ukrainians Face Interrogation in Transnistria

An investigation by Slidstvo.Info details how Ukrainian men fleeing conscription via Transnistria are detained by local security forces and allegedly interrogated by the region’s MSS and Russia’s FSB to extract sensitive information about Ukrainian military units, equipment, and contacts. Smugglers facilitate the crossings, and detainees report phone searches and coercive questioning, suggesting systematic “filtration” aimed at intelligence collection. Ukrainian authorities acknowledge awareness of these practices and believe Transnistria deliberately enables crossings while gathering military intelligence.