Ukraine's Zelenskiy visits border with Belarus and Poland

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy visits the border with Belarus, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Volyn region, Ukraine April 19, 2023. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERS

KYIV (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy inspected the frontier with Belarus and Poland on Wednesday, and thanked border guards for their defence of the country since Russia's invasion.

The president posted video footage on the Telegram messaging app that showed him meeting border guards in woodland with barbed-wire fencing beside a river in the Volyn region of northwestern Ukraine.