Russia keeps several tens of thousands of troops near the border with Ukraine in Sumy, Chernihiv and Kharkiv regions, but these forces are not enough for a large-scale invasion of Ukraine.
More than 30 people died during the attempts to illegally cross the border, most of them drowned in a mountain river, with some deaths also occurring in remote mountainous areas.
About 80 trucks a day pass through the only blocked checkpoint at Hrebenne-Rava-Ruska on the Ukrainian-Polish border.
More than 110,000 people crossed the Ukrainian border the day before, a sharp increase in the number of people is associated with the weekend and the upcoming Easter holidays.
Border guards have found the bodies of two men who drowned while attempting to illegally cross the border in the Tisa River, bringing the death toll to 24 since the start of the Russian invasion.
Russian occupants continue shelling the border areas of Chernihiv and Sumy regions - 31 attacks and 157 explosions from various types of weapons were recorded over the past day.
The seven men paid 6-9 thousand euros to a local resident to smuggle them across the Ukrainian-Romanian border in an old UAZ car, but border guards intercepted and detained them.
A scandal erupted in the Lviv region when an animal rights activist from the NGO Animal Rescue. Kharkiv" was detained by employees of the Territorial Center for Animal Acquisition while transporting animals, which led to a conflict with the center's employees.
Zelenskiy holds a security meeting in Slavutych to discuss the city's security, development prospects, civilian infrastructure, jobs, protection of the Chornobyl nuclear power plant, and border security.
Two brothers who had been living in Germany for several years decided to return to Ukraine illegally due to lack of work, crossing the Western Bug River in wetsuits.
Currently, Russia has no military units on the territory of Belarus, but the situation on the border with Belarus remains threatening, as the country continues to support Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine.
On weekdays, the volume of passenger traffic is 80-85 thousand people, and on weekends this figure increases to about 95 thousand.
The State Border Guard Service does not report a sharp increase in illegal border crossing attempts despite the new mobilization law, but such attempts continue on a daily basis, especially on the borders with Moldova and Romania.
Polish farmers are currently blocking only the Hrebenne-Rava-Ruska checkpoint, through which only 70 trucks were allowed to cross into Poland over the past day, while 1300 trucks were allowed through the Yahodyn-Dorogusk checkpoint over the past day.
Russian troops fired 9 times at the border of Chernihiv region, causing 46 explosions from artillery, mortars, rockets and explosives dropped from UAVs.
Ukrainian border guards engaged a Russian subversive group of more than a dozen saboteurs in Sumy region, forcing the enemy to retreat.
Russian troops shelled the border of Chernihiv region with mortars and cannon artillery, 24 explosions were recorded.
Around 150 trucks are waiting in Poland to enter Ukraine through the blocked Rava-Ruska border crossing, while some traffic is still allowed in both directions.
A Ukrainian tried to illegally enter Moldova by swimming across the Dniester on an air mattress, but was rescued by border guards.
Polish farmers restrict truck traffic at the Hrebenne-Rava-Ruska border crossing, allowing only a few vehicles per hour in both directions, with about 250 trucks queuing on the Polish side.
The Parliament increased the number of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine by 15,000 to 75,000 to strengthen border protection against Russian aggression.
Russian troops fired 20 times at the border of Chernihiv region with mortars, causing 60 explosions, but no casualties were reported.
Starting today, April 24, buses can choose the time of border crossing at 10 checkpoints with Moldova as part of the electronic queue service.
The unblocked Yahodyn-Dorohusk crossing point is allowing normal truck traffic in both directions. There are 250 trucks in the queue. At the same time, Polish farmers are blocking the Rava-Ruska checkpoint, where about 350 trucks are waiting in line.
Ukraine has launched a coordination center for integrated border management to monitor and report on the situation at the state border, facilitate coordination between border agencies, and prepare situational reports.
Truck traffic through the Yahodyn-Dorogusk checkpoint on the Ukrainian-Polish border has resumed after a protest by Polish farmers that had been ongoing since February 9 ended today.
Men pay from $3,000 to $10,000 to organizers for illegal border crossing, who use teenagers as guides to avoid criminal liability for human trafficking.
Due to a malfunction of the Polish customs service, truck traffic on the Ukrainian-Polish border was hampered, but resumed around 4 a. m., although Polish farmers continue to block two checkpoints where about 800 trucks are waiting.
Due to a malfunction of the Polish customs service, the movement of trucks traveling from Ukraine to Poland slowed down on the Ukrainian-Polish border, causing problems with registration and customs clearance of trucks.
According to a spokesperson for the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine, up to 10 men are detained at checkpoints every day who try to illegally cross the border with forged documents.
