For the last 24 hours, the number of immigrants gathered in Belarus has increased tried 76 times to cross the Polish border illegally, Polish Radio reported, citing the country’s border service.
There are border guards near the village of Cheremha detained 20 migrants. The press secretary of the border service Anna Mihalska clarified that the group stormed the border on Saturday, December 18, around 9:00 p.m.
“Migrants cut the fence in two places, trying to force their way into Poland. They they threw stones at the Polish militaryguarding the border. At the same time, Belarusian border guards tried to blind Polish soldiers with strobe lasers. A group of 20 migrants crossed the border, but they were detained on Polish territory and taken to the Belarusian border by border guards. No one was injured in the operation, “Mihalska explained.
Brussels allows Poland and the Baltics to cut migrants’ rights on the border with Belarus
“This is not primarily a migration crisis. This is a hybrid threat.”
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The spokesman for the minister coordinating the special services, Stanislav Zharin, wrote on Twitter that the Belarusian services divide migrants into small groups, which they send to the Polish borderto force the enclosures.
“Belarusian services seek to radicalize the mood of foreigners and increase their aggression. The Lukashenko regime is fueling a political crisis on the border with Belarus. “- said Jarin.
Since the beginning of the year around 40,000 migrants tried to cross from Belarus on Polish territory.
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Lithuania has urged NATO to adjust its stance on Belarus over its military integration with Russia
Belarus will continue to test the unity of the West
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