Russian troops are continuing to advance in the Kharkiv region - with the defence ministry claiming it had taken control of 12 settlements in a week.
Poland is aiming to bolster its defences against what it says is a rising threat from Russia and Belarus with a £2bn security programme.
The previous Polish government built a fence on the Polish-Belarusian border that was over 180km long and 5.5m high, to protect against illegal migration. It is complemented by a system of cameras and sensors monitoring the frontier. A 13-year-old and 16-year-old were among five people injured when Russian forces struck a residential area in Kharkiv, according to Ukrainian officials.
He described the situation on the frontline as"tough", saying"Russia is strong, we are suffering from... insufficient supplies of military assistance," CNN reported.He was speaking via video conference at the Lennart Meri Conference in Estonia and praised the country for allocating 1% of GDP to military aid for Ukraine.
On Telegram, Kharkiv's governor Oleh Syniehubov said 9,907 people had been evacuated from Chuguyiv district, Kharkiv district and Bogoduhiv district. The near-naked, disfigured body of a man was recovered from the Tisza River this week by Romanian border guards. The legislation, which was watered down from its original draft, will make it easier to identify every conscript in the country.
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