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Polish farmers block the border with Ukraine at Dorohusk to protest against European directives and "uncontrolled" imports of agricultural products from Ukraine. IMAGES
As Poland unilaterally extends its ban on Ukrainian grain imports, trains full of Ukrainian grain in transit and covered with tarpaulins are parked at the border between the two countries at Dorohusk station. Yesterday, the leader of the Law and Justice party, Jaroslaw Kaczynski, said that the implicit agreement between Warsaw and Kiev to defend Ukraine did not include "sacrificing Polish agriculture". Polish farmers are alarmed by the fall in grain prices since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. IMAGES
Police officers guard the scene of a missile landing that killed two people in the southeastern Polish village of Przewodow, near the border with Ukraine, on Tuesday night, which led the country to put some military units on a heightened state of readiness. IMAGES
Poland starts the construction of a temporary fence along its 210-kilometre long land border with the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad. Polish Defence Minister Mariusz Blaszczak announced the decision amid concerns in Warsaw that Russia plans to orchestrate an influx of migrants. "The airport in Kaliningrad is now accepting flights from the Middle East and North Africa. I decided to take action to enhance the security of the Polish border," Blaszczak told reporters. IMAGES
Ukrainian refugees, arrive and depart from the Polish border city of Przemysl. Volunteers can be seen handing out food and clothing, as well as offering administrative assistance. People sit and wait and rest inside the train station, including parents with their young children. IMAGES
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