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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Claudia Ciobanu and Stephen McGrath

Poland warns Russia likely to intensify provocations on Ukraine's borders with European countries

Poland Tusk - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

Two incidents along Ukraine's borders with Poland and Moldova this week are a preview of potential intensified Russian provocations at Ukraine's border crossing points with Europe, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said.

Two people died when Russian drones hit the Starokozache border crossing between Ukraine and Moldova on Tuesday night while a “direct threat” to a Polish-Ukrainian crossing point on Wednesday night was only avoided thanks to cooperation between Warsaw and Kyiv, Tusk said on Thursday.

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