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Border guards intercept 120 undeclared Arctic fox pelts near Poland

Ukrainian border guards and customs officers at the Hrushiv crossing point in Lviv region uncovered an attempt to smuggle 120 undeclared arctic fox pelts into the country, officials said on June 7.

7 June, 04:32 PM

Traffic through Ukrainian-Romanian checkpoint temporarily limited

Vehicle traffic through the Solotvyno-Sighetu Marmației checkpoint on the Ukrainian-Romanian border will be temporarily restricted due to infrastructure work on the bridge over the Tysa River, Ukraine’s State Customs Service reported on June 5.

5 June, 02:22 PM

Estonia installs first drone detection systems along border with Russia

Estonia has installed its first fixed drone detection and monitoring systems along the border with Russia and plans to expand the network across the entire land frontier, ERR reported on May 30.

30 May, 03:38 PM

Ukraine hardens defenses along Transnistria border

Ukrainian forces are strengthening defensive positions on the southwestern front, including near the Russia-controlled Moldovan region of Transnistria, DeepState OSINT (open-source intelligence) project reported on May 4.

5 May, 02:34 AM

Drone debris found in Estonia near Russian border

Several unidentified drones entered Estonia’s airspace overnight with debris from one found in Tartu County near the Russian border, ERR reported on March 31.

31 March, 02:38 PM

Drone debris found 2 km from Ukraine border in southern Moldova

Fragments of an unidentified drone were found in southern Moldova about 2 kilometers from the Ukrainian border, Moldova’s Border Police said in a statement on Telegram on March 17.

17 March, 06:32 PM

Estonia begins installing concrete bunkers along its border with Russia

Estonia has begun installing its first concrete bunkers along its southeastern border with Russia as part of the Baltic Defense Line project, Defense News reported Dec. 12.

13 December 2025, 07:16 PM

Ukraine begins reopening border crossings after temporary customs database malfunction

Ukraine’s State Customs Service announced the restoration of border crossing operations, following a temporary customs database malfunction on Nov. 8.

8 November 2025, 06:35 PM

Five Ukrainians stuck at Russian-Georgian border begin indefinite hunger strike

Five Ukrainians held in the basement of Georgia’s Dariali border checkpoint with Russia have launched an indefinite hunger strike, Echo of the Caucasus reported, citing one of the men on Aug. 5.

5 August 2025, 06:50 PM

South Korea removes border loudspeakers to ease North Korea tensions

South Korea has started removing loudspeakers used to broadcast anti-North Korean messages along its border with North Korea, Reuters reported on Aug. 4.

4 August 2025, 10:50 AM

No Russian troops entered Dnipropetrovsk Oblast — Khortytsia officials

Russian troops may have crossed into Dnipropetrovsk Oblast for the first time since the war began, Ukrainian sources told The New York Times, but military officials deny any confirmed border breach on June 13.

13 June 2025, 06:10 PM

Russian drones strike school in northern Ukraine as ceasefire proposals go ignored

Russian drones attacked a school in the Koriukivka district of Chernihiv Oblast, just over 10 kilometers from the Russian border, regional governor Viacheslav Chaus reported on May 12.

12 May 2025, 01:17 PM

Syrskyi discusses strategy with commanders as fighting intensifies in Sumy Oblast

Commander-in-Chief of Ukraine’s Armed Forces Oleksandr Syrskyi visited Sumy Oblast for a working trip, where he met with unit commanders and military leadership, he announced on Facebook on April 21.

21 April 2025, 06:59 PM

Finland keeps border with Russia closed over national security fears

Finland will keep all border crossing points on its eastern land border with Russia closed "until further notice" amid fears of migrants flow from Russia, local outlet Yle reported on April 16.

17 April 2025, 10:16 AM

Russian forces boost assaults on Sumy border by 30% in one week

Russian troops ramped up assault operations along the Sumy Oblast border by 30% over the past week, launching 47 attacks primarily targeting Zhuravka and Basivka, the regional military administration reported on Facebook on April 10, amid ongoing efforts to counter a Russian push from Kursk.

11 April 2025, 11:50 AM

Ukraine, Hungary open new border crossing in Zakarpattya Oblast

At a temporary facility in Ukraine’s Zakarpattya Oblast on the border with Hungary, a new checkpoint at Velyka Palad–Nadgodosh opened on April 8, according to the Ukrainian Development Ministry.

9 April 2025, 12:30 AM

Ukrainian forces advance near border in Russia’s Belgorod Oblast

Ukrainian Defense Forces advanced along the border in Russia’s Belgorod Oblast, analysts from the U.S.-based Institute for the Study of War reported on March 26, citing Russian sources and Ukrainian observers.

27 March 2025, 11:51 AM

Ukrainian forces advance into Demidovka in Russia's Belgorod Oblast

Ukrainian defense forces have advanced into Demidovka along the Ukrainian border in the northwest of Belgorod Oblast, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reported on March 24.

25 March 2025, 11:42 AM

Finland rules out reopening border with Russia

Finland ruled out the possibility of reopening the country’s border with Russia anytime soon, as this idea seems unrealistic under nowadays circumstances, Defense Minister Antti Häkkänen said, Yle media outlet reported on Feb. 23.

24 February 2025, 09:44 AM

MP accused of helping 18 men cross the border by issuing fake travel permits

The State Bureau of Investigation and Prosecutor General's Office suspect an MP of organizing a border smuggling scheme for his associates, the agency said on Jan. 18.

19 January 2025, 01:46 AM

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