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Poland will start building defense lines on the border with Russia
Oct 5, 2024
Poland will begin construction of the first elements of reinforced defense lines on its borders with Russia and Belarus by the end of 2024.
This was announced during a press conference by Deputy Defense Minister Cezary Tomczyk, quoted by Reuters.
After Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Poland announced plans to spend 10 billion zlotys ($2.6 billion) to strengthen its northern and eastern borders with fortifications, surveillance, intelligence and drone defense systems by the end of 2028.
“In the next three weeks, we will be able to conduct the first tests of the Eastern Shield elements at Polish military training grounds, so this year we will start building the first elements... on the northern and eastern borders,” Tomczyk said.
According to him, the project will be developed in cooperation with Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, as well as with British and American forces.
Author - Dmitriy Levchenko, 05/10/2024
