Revisiting Polish Borders With Ukraine, One Year On

ZAMOSC, POLAND - FEBRUARY 18: German soldiers search for a steel cable to pull out a M983 HEMTT mounted with a Patriot launcher module part of the US made MIM-104 Patriot surface-to-air missile (SAM) system from the mud on a open field on February 18, 2023 in Zamosc, Poland. The German armed forces deployed Patriots batteries to their NATO neighbor, after a missile explosion in Przewodow, which previous investigation suggests that came from Ukrainian air defense, killed two civilians. Since Russia's large scale military attack on Ukraine on February 24, 2022 more than 9.7 million refugees from Ukraine crossed the Polish borders to escape the conflict, with 1.4 million registering in Poland whilst others moved on to other countries. (Photo by Omar Marques/Getty Images)