President visits Ukraine's border with Belarus and Poland

“Volyn. Ukraine's border with Belarus and Poland. It is an honor for me to be here today to thank our border guards for protecting the state border. For the protection of our state in Bakhmut. I know how firmly you stood there, holding Bakhmut,” the President posted on Telegram.

According to him, all of Ukraine is “proud that we have such strong border guards.” “Keep the power, justice and fury we have in defending our state. I wish you all only Victory!” Zelensky noted.

As the President's Office informs, the Head of State inspected the reinforcement of the state border in this area.

As the President was reported to, engineering barriers and fortifications are built and remote video surveillance systems are set up to ensure reliable protection of the Ukrainian border and readiness to repel a possible enemy invasion from the territory of Belarus.

Border guards demonstrated the work done since the beginning of 2022 to strengthen the border with Belarus within Volyn region.

The President also inspected an observation post and the two-level trench system on the border. On the observation post, it was demonstrated how round-the-clock surveillance of the border line is carried out with the help of remote video surveillance systems. The Head of State was shown systems for detecting unmanned aerial vehicles.

The President spoke with military personnel of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine and presented them with awards, in particular, the orders of Bohdan Khmelnytsky 3rd degree, For Courage 3rd degree, as well as the medals For military service to Ukraine.

The fallen border guards were commemorated with a minute of silence.

As reported, on Tuesday, President Zelensky visited a healthcare facility in Poltava region where wounded Ukrainian defenders are treated.