Over the weekend, large numbers of migrants attempted to cross the Polish-Belarusian border, including 150 on Saturday alone. Authorities are becoming increasingly concerned, as more and more of them are willing to use force against border guards and soldiers, which in turn requires authorities to deploy more forceful measures to stop them.
During the attacks, border
guards are being bombarded with projectiles, including stones and tree
branches. This comes after migrants murdered a Polish soldier during an
attack earlier this month.
On Saturday, the chief commander of the police, Inspector Marek Boroń, traveled to the Polish-Belarusian border at Narewki, where he met with uniformed officers. During a press briefing, he conveyed that the police officers’ equipment is “adequate for the situation,” all officers are armed and have other means of direct coercion, and that training involving soldiers has begun both at the border and in preventive units.
The death of private Mateusz Sitek, a soldier from the 1st Warsaw Armored Brigade who was pronounced dead last week, has raised anxiety among Poles over whether the soldiers and guards on the border are fully equipped, authorized to use weapons, and trained to handle the situation.
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