Polish Minister of Defense Mariusz Blaščak said today in the town of Jarilovka in the east of Poland that the formation of a special military group RENGAW is starting on the border with Belarus, in which soldiers transferred from the western and central regions of the country will undergo training and serve as a reserve in case of an escalation of the crisis.
"There is no doubt that the Belarusian regime cooperates with Russia, and the attacks on the Polish border are aimed at destabilizing our country. The Polish borders are under threat. We continue to witness the pressure on the Polish border, the attempts of illegal migrants to cross it, and it leads them to do so Belarusian regime," Blaščak said today at the base of Polish soldiers guarding the border with Belarus.
The Polish Minister of Defense said that up to 4.000 soldiers will assist the Border Guard with the most modern military equipment and weapons, including Bayraktar drones and combat helicopters, in Operation Grif, the increased security of the border with Belarus.
The Polish Border Guard asked for the help of 1.000 soldiers this week, but Minister Blaščak decided to transfer as many as 10.000 soldiers east to the borders, of which 4.000 will guard the border together with the Border Guard, and 6.000 will represent a reserve.
Until the 5,5-meter-high fence with cameras and sensors was installed on the border with Belarus, it was guarded by a total of 15.000 members of the Polish army and border guards, and later part of the soldiers withdrew.
The tension on the border of Belarus and Poland increased when the Russian mercenary army of the "Wagner" group transferred to Belarus this summer.
The President of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, said at the end of this week that he ordered the Prime Minister to start a dialogue with the Government of Poland in order to improve relations.
Polish Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Pavel Jablonski responded that "if Lukashenko really wants to improve relations, he can do it very simply: stop attacking our borders, release Andrzej Pochobut and more than a thousand political prisoners from prison, and stop waging a hybrid war against of Poland".
This year, more than 19.000 illegal migrants tried to enter Poland across the border with Belarus, last year, according to the data of the Border Guard, there were 16.000 of them.
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