Record number of people attempt to cross the border between Poland and Belarus, officials say
CNN
A record number of people attempted to cross the border between Poland and Belarus Saturday, amid accusations that Belarus is facilitating migration to the European Union's eastern border.
The Polish Border Guard told CNN that Saturday's figure of of 739 attempted crossings was the most so far for a single day. They're the latest in a weeks-long migration crisis at the border, for which Poland imposed a state of emergency last month.
Approximately 16,000 attempts to illegally cross the Polish-Belarusian border have been stopped since August, Poland's border agency has said. Of those, 5,000 took place in October.
President Joe Biden has given permission to Ukraine to strike inside Russian territory with American munitions, though he has restricted their use so Kyiv can only hit targets over the border close to Kharkiv after Russia made significant advances around the city in the northeastern part of the country close to the Russian border, two US officials told CNN.