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A Ukrainian man dressed as a woman and carrying his sister’s passport has been arrested trying to flee the country.
The 44-year-old was stopped at the border with Romania by the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine after they became suspicious of his burly physique.
They also suspected that he was trying to avoid conscription.
Under the current laws in place in Ukraine, men aged between 18 and 60 are forbidden from leaving the country and are instead expected to enlist in the Ukrainian army to fight the Russians.
The make-up wearing man, who is thought to be called Sergei and from the central Ukrainian city of Zolotonosha, was dressed in a black wig tied with a white handkerchief, a black knee-length skirt, and a green T-shirt from the discount supermarket chain Biedronka.
Posting a video on social media, the Border Guards wrote: ‘Charming ‘Sergietta’ planned a trip abroad.
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