Ukraine is building 2,000 km of fortifications around the front line, and further back in the country. President Volodymyr Zelensky visited fortifications in the Sumy region on Wednesday, not far from the border with Russia.

“We are strengthening our defense and I am grateful to everyone involved in this effort,” he wrote in a message on inspect a concrete shelter. Subscribe to read more Already subscribed? To log in, go to the page you came from.