Defense: Poland launches special operation at the border with Kaliningrad
Police, border guards and the army are reinforcing their presence at the border with Russia's exclave. The trigger is information pointing to possible acts of sabotage in the coming days.
Warsaw, Poland has launched a large-scale special operation along its border with the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad, according to the police chief Marek Boron speaking to Rmf.fm. Boron revealed that there were indications of potential sabotage acts in the coming days at the Kaliningrad border. He emphasized the need to ensure the safety of the citizens residing there, as well as the protection of facilities and any potential threats to the population.
The police force in the border region has been reinforced with units from other parts of the country. The army's elite unit, Grom, is also deployed there, a Militärspokesperson told the "Fakt" weekly magazine. President Karol Nawrocki is kept informed of the situation by his spokesman Rmf.fm. Poland, an EU and NATO member, shares a 232-kilometer border with Kaliningrad.
This heavily armed territory is surrounded by NATO members Poland and Lithuania and is considered "Moscow's unsinkable aircraft carrier". US media reports in the summer revealed new intelligence suggesting that Russian President Vladimir Putin might attempt a limited attack on a NATO ally within the next few years, ranging from cyber attacks to small incursions by soldiers wearing non-marked uniforms into a NATO country.
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