Polish farmers continue to block about 850 trucks from entering Poland from Ukraine at five border crossings, with most of the trucks stuck at the Yagodyn checkpoint.
Polish farmers blocked bus traffic at the Medyka-Shehyni border crossing, allowing only one bus to pass every two hours.
The Ukrainian government has registered a draft law in parliament to increase the total number of the State Border Guard Service by 15,000 people in order to strengthen border protection and ensure long-term border security after the war.
The 12 men were hiding in an abandoned building near the Dniester River, planning to illegally cross the border into a neighboring country by boat.
During the period of martial law, Ukrainian border guards, in cooperation with other law enforcement agencies, exposed about 410 organized groups that promised illegal assistance in crossing the border in exchange for money.
Since the beginning of March, Russia has conducted about 2,000 attacks using various types of weapons, mostly in Kharkiv and Sumy regions, according to a spokesman for Ukraine's State Border Guard Service.
A 33-year-old Kharkiv man drowned while trying to cross the Tisa River to Romania. He became the 22nd victim since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
In the Kharkiv sector, Ukrainian border guards destroyed Russian occupants' equipment, turning an SUV and a Bukhanka car into scrap metal.
Yesterday in Sumy region, the Armed Forces of Ukraine repelled attempts by three Russian subversive and reconnaissance groups to penetrate deep into the territory of Ukraine.
Polish farmers continue to block truck traffic at five border crossings with Ukraine, not allowing any trucks to cross into Poland, leaving more than 1,000 trucks waiting in lines on the Polish side.
Today, on March 17, employees of the Territorial Recruitment and Social Support Centers are celebrating their professional holiday in Ukraine.
Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko held an operational meeting in Odesa to discuss the situation with shelling in Ukraine, where the enemy has fired 400 times in 10 regions over the past 24 hours.
An internal investigation is being conducted at the Khust RTCR after a man reportedly attempted suicide after being detained for attempting to illegally cross the border.
The Cabinet of Ministers has approved a draft law to increase the number of the State Border Guard Service by 15,000 people within a year after the end or lifting of martial law in Ukraine.
For the third time, the Cabinet of Ministers appointed Viktor Yelenskyy as head of the State Service for Ethnic Policy and Freedom of Conscience.
Latvia may deport 800 Russians who have not applied for permanent or temporary residence and have not passed the Latvian language test.
A border guard was found dead with a gunshot wound in a unit of the Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi border guard detachment in Odesa region, and a soldier was found dead in the street in Podilsk, Odesa region, and a murder suspect was detained in the latter case.
Border guards in Sumy region shoot down a Russian army-launched Shahed drone.
The situation on the Belarusian border is fully controlled, no movement of equipment or personnel is observed, but the threat of hostile Russian sabotage groups remains on the border with Russia, especially in Sumy and Kharkiv regions.
Polish farmers did not resume blocking the border at the Krakovets checkpoint on March 13, as expected, but they may do so again as about 500 trucks are waiting to pass through the unblocked checkpoint.
Polish farmers block truck traffic at five border crossings with Ukraine, not allowing any trucks to enter Poland, resulting in queues of 1,050 trucks on the Polish side.
As of this morning, 1150 trucks heading to Ukraine amid the blockade of Polish farmers are queuing up at five checkpoints in Poland, most of them opposite the Yagodyn checkpoint.
In Odesa region, military personnel and some other categories of civil servants can receive interest-free loans to purchase housing under a government program.
President Zelenskyy announced plans to increase the number of Ukrainian border guards to strengthen protection against Russian aggression and ensure long-term border security after the war.
Two men from Ternopil and Ivano-Frankivsk regions were rescued by border guards in Zakarpattia after they got lost while trying to illegally cross the border with Romania through the mountains.
The State Border Guard Service of Ukraine has not received any information from the Polish side that protesters in Poland are restricting or blocking bus traffic, but cannot rule out that buses may be hampered by the blockade.
There are 500 trucks in line at the Korczowa-Krakovets checkpoint. Polish farmers plan to resume blocking truck traffic on March 13.
Polish farmers continue to block truck traffic at 5 checkpoints, not allowing any truck to go to Poland in Shehyny, Yahodyna, Uhryniv and Ustyluh. Due to the blockade, 1500 trucks are waiting in line.
A record is set in Ukraine for the largest mass reading of Taras Shevchenko's poem Kateryna with 210 participants from 22 countries, organized by the Ministry of Culture and Information Policy.
Border guard Bohdan Mochulskyi won a gold medal in the 64 kg weight category at the European Jiu-Jitsu Championships in Belgium.
