Polish Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz called the situation on the border with Belarus serious.
According to him, the pressure on the border has increased in recent weeks. In September, there were more than 2.5 thousand attempts to illegally cross the border and more than 26,000 in the last nine months. This is the same as for the entire year 2023.
The Minister of Defense said that border guards detain smugglers and open the routes of movement of migrants. 17 thousand military personnel, border guards and police officers participate in the operation “Safety Podlasie”, conducted on the border with Belarus.