SEARCH – Search and rescue teams continue to look for the Ukrainian citizens who got lost on Saturday while trying to cross Maramureș Mountains. On Monday, only one person was rescued due to severe weather conditions. The authorities involved in the operation announced that two of the three Ukrainians who are still stranded are in critical condition and are located in an area that is hard to access due to rocky terrain and changing weather conditions. To retrieve them, the authorities received support from FRONTEX. A Diamond aircraft flew over the Romanian-Ukrainian border area. Made up of six people, the group of Ukrainians tried to illegally enter Romania by crossing the alpine border. Search and rescue operations were hampered after the men didn’t want to disclose their location on the first day. The Border Police says the men are aged 23-33. After Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, Kyiv authorities have called a general mobilization and decreed martial law, which forbids able men aged 18-60 from leaving the country.
