Ukraine to mine the territory along the border with Russia and Belarus — the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine

Ukraine to mine the territory along the border with Russia and Belarus — the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine

The Verkhovna Rada voted in favour of Bill No. 7475, "On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of Ukraine on the Protection of the State Border."

Under the bill, the strip along the state border will increase to two kilometres in width. The State Border Guard Service notes, "this will practically be a mined area."

In addition, the law regulates the involvement of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the National Guard and the National Police in protecting the state border and also defines the place of border guards in the general system of the Defense Forces during martial law.