Photo released on November 9, 2021 shows polish police officers and soldiers stand guard on the Belarusian-Polish border after reports that nearly 1,000 refugees were heading toward the Polish border on the morning of November 8, 2021. The migrants want to apply for refugee status in an EU country. Poland has declared a state of emergency in the regions bordering Belarus. Since the start of 2021, over 30,000 migrants have attempted to cross the Belarusian-Polish border. Photo: VCG