'They Are Afraid To Provoke Us': Patrolling The Ukraine-Belarus Border Along The Dnieper River

RFE/RL joins a Ukrainian border patrol as it monitors the Dnieper River in the country's northern Chernihiv region where it borders Belarus. Russian forces entered Ukraine from Belarus at the start of its full-scale invasion in 2022. Kyiv has since strengthened its defenses in the area. One border guard told RFE/RL that the Belarusian military was "very cautious" as Ukrainian boats patrol the waters.