At night, another dangerous incidental occurred on the Polish-Belarusian border, in the area of Czeremcha. After 22:00, Border defender officers and soldiers of the Polish Army were attacked by a group of people on the Belarusian side of the border barrier.
According to the press spokesperson of the Minister of the Interior and Administration, Jacek Dobrzyński, the attackers threw stones at Polish patrols. 1 of the attackers besides threw a Molotov cocktail towards them. The lit bottle crashed in the road, and the spilled liquid stood on fire. Fortunately, no of the officers or soldiers were harmed.
During the safety measures, 10 foreigners were detained, including 5 Afghan citizens and 5 Eritrean citizens. The detainees shall stay at the disposal of the Border Guard, which shall carry out further investigations on the matter. The event was assessed as highly dangerous and posing a serious threat to both the safety of services and the stableness of the state border.
According to the spokesperson of the Ministry of abroad Affairs, Belarus has been liable for this incident, which has been carrying out organized actions aimed at the safety of the Polish border for respective years. Jacek Dobrzyński stressed that attacks of this kind could not have happened without the cognition and approval of the Belarusian services. specified situations have occurred regularly since the start of the alleged migration crisis in 2021, erstwhile the Minsk government began to usage migratory force as a tool for political combat with the countries of the European Union.
According to available data, only since the beginning of July this year Border defender noted over 800 attempts to illegally cross the Polish-Belarusian border. Many of these attempts affect aggressive behaviour of people on the Belarusian side and organised support of these activities by the local services. The Ministry of Interior and Administration ensures that Polish services are prepared for akin situations and that the border remains tight.
Appropriate information on this incidental has besides been provided to EU and allied institutions, including Frontex and NATO, which monitor the situation on the east flank.
Yesterday after 10:00 p.m. on the Polish-Belarusian border close Cheremcha, Border defender officers and soldiers were attacked by people on the another side of the barrier. A hail of stones fell upon the defenders of our border, and 1
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