- A man was caught trying to leave Ukraine via the Dniester River — on an air mattress.
- Ukrainian border agents found him paddling with his arms in an attempt to reach Moldova.
- The border service said he was paying another person $4,200 for advice on the crossing.
Ukraine’s border service said on Wednesday that it caught a man attempting to cross into Moldova by “swimming” on an inflatable mattress in the Dniester River.