More than just the State Border Guard Service is working on fortifying over 1,000 kilometers of the border Ukraine continues to strengthen defensive lines along the entire northern border with Belarus,

Ukrainian officials said Saturday that “unusual activity” and "minor provocations" were seen on the Belarusian side of its border, leading to fears of escalation in its four-year long war with Russia.

Russia and Ukraine have traded another night of attacks, with both sides reporting casualties and damage on Saturday. The regional crisis management team in the Russian border region of Belgorod said

Ukraine continues to build up its defensive lines along the entire length of the northern border with Belarus. According to RBC-Ukraine, the speaker of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine Andrii Demchenko said.

Over four years ago, Belarus' authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko allowed longtime ally Russia to use his territory to invade Ukraine. Now officials in Kyiv are warning that Lukashenko could again allow his land to serve as a launchpad for more attacks by the Kremlin's forces.

EADaily, May 14th, 2026. Slovakia temporarily closed all border checkpoints with Ukraine on May 13 for security reasons, the press service of the republic's financial department reported.

Russia's state nuclear ⁠energy ⁠company Rosatom said ⁠on Saturday a Ukrainian drone had struck the ​Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, Europe's largest, causing no damage to key ‌equipment,