State Border Guard Service of Ukraine
The State Border Guard Service of Ukraine is the central executive body responsible for protecting the state border of Ukraine and controlling its crossing. It reports to the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The service carries out border checks at checkpoints on land, air and maritime sections of the border, counters illegal migration and smuggling, and conducts special operations along the border, including under armed conflict conditions.
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Russian drone strike near Yahodyn border crossing prompts Polish military scramble, airport shutdowns
On 28 September, a Russian reactive drone struck near the Yahodyn international border crossing on the Ukrainian-Polish border in Volyn Oblast. Poland scrambled military aviation, placed air-defence and radar systems on alert, and suspended operations at Rzeszów and Lublin airports. No casualties were reported, but the blast wave damaged the entry-terminal building of the checkpoint, according to the head of the Volyn Oblast Military Administration.