Tomczyk announces modernization at the border
Russian soldier crossed the Belarusian-Polish border illegally, and his evidence is to be utilized in further action. Cezary Tomczyk pointed out that it was not right to trust a detained man. He described it as “a profoundly demoralized unit.” He besides stressed that the Russian soldier had previously been a prisoner in Russia, which illustrates the way Russia recruits prisoners to fight on the Ukrainian front.
In the context of the detention of a Russian soldier, the Deputy Minister of National Defence besides indicated that Poland is presently in the mediate of a hybrid war. Signal information is received from European partners, as well as from national services, suggesting the seriousness of the matter. Tomczyk stressed that Poland is 1 of the 3 countries in the world, which most frequently fall victim to attacks in cyberspace, with military networks being attacked all day.
Later, Tomczyk stated that there were about 6,000 soldiers at the border with Belarus, as well as police and Border defender officers. He announced the modernization of the barrier on the Polish-Belarusian border, which is to be impossible to pass. Improvements are developed by the Silesian University of Technology.
Deputy Minister of Defence Cezary Tomczyk announced the modernization of the barrier on the border with Belarus. He threw a make-up on his predecessors.https://t.co/c6tOyoa2IY
— KRESY.PL (@KRESYPL) May 13, 2024
Detention of the deserter
Let us remind you that a fewer days ago, at the Polish-Belarusian border, the Border defender detained a Russian Federation army soldier who utilized a channel utilized by illegal immigrants from the mediate East a 41-year-old man, dressed in civilian clothing and unarmed, owned Russian military documents, including a contract with the Russian Federation army to service on the Ukrainian front.
According to the RMF FM report, it is likely that the deserter crossed the border just after escaping the front, utilizing already existing metastatic channels. These channels are frequently utilized by illegal migrants from North Africa, the mediate East and Central Asia. The soldier who served in the Russian Federation army is presently subject to detailed investigation by Polish services.
Nikita Chibrina case
It cannot be hidden that this is the first case of detention of a deserter from the Russian army in Poland. Previously, the Russians had fled, among others, through Belarus and Kazakhstan to the West, as did Nikita Chibrin, who served in the 64th Independent defender of the Mechanized Brigade, accused of crimes in Buczy.
In December 2022, in an interview with CNN, Chibrin reported as witnessing the rape of 2 Ukrainians by the Russians. Despite evident evidence of this crime, the perpetrators were only removed from the military, bearing no another consequences. Chibrin besides mentioned that his unit had a direct order to kill any individual who could uncover the positions of Russian soldiers. It did not substance at the time whether it was a soldier or an average civilian.
