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FSB Says Illegal Migration Channel in Luhansk Shut Over Fake Language Exams

Investigators opened a criminal case under articles 322.1, 286 of the Russian Criminal Code.

Overview

  • Regional security officials say two CIS nationals and a Lugansk State University testing‑center representative are suspects.
  • Authorities report the scheme used fictitious Russian‑language exams to obtain work patents for foreign citizens.
  • Investigators describe a profit‑motivated operation enabling unlawful stay and employment in Russia.
  • The channel was disrupted in the Luhansk People's Republic, and the investigation remains ongoing.
  • RIA Novosti relayed the FSB statement, which did not specify arrests, identities, or the number of affected migrants.