Poland will build fortifications as part of the "Eastern Shield" project not only on the border with Russia, but also on the border with Belarus and Ukraine. This is necessary in order to make it safer along the entire length of the eastern border.
Points of attention
- Poland is constructing fortifications on its borders with Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine as part of the Eastern Shield project to enhance security along the entire eastern border.
- The goal of the project is to deter and prevent potential threats, ensuring investments in peace and security in the region.
- Prime Minister Donald Tusk emphasized the importance of fortifying the borders, stating that the safety of Polish regions will increase thanks to these measures.
- The 'Eastern Shield' project includes various fortifications, relief fences, military infrastructure, and sophisticated security systems to strengthen border defenses against potential aggressors.
- The initiative aims to foster cooperation with Baltic states, ensuring the effectiveness of the infrastructure along the entire border, particularly with Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine.
Poland is scaling up the "Eastern Shield" project
This was announced by the Prime Minister of Poland, Donald Tusk.
On November 30, the Polish Prime Minister visited the first completed section of the fortification system being built along the border with Russia and Belarus.
During a briefing near the village of Dombrivka (Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship), Tusk emphasized that the better the Polish border is protected, the less it is accessible to those with bad intentions. In particular, thanks to the investments, the Warmian-Masurian, Podlaskie, Lublin, and Podkarpackie Voivodeships will become safer.
Everything we do here, and will do on the border with Belarus and Ukraine, is aimed at deterring and disconcerting a possible aggressor, so it is truly an investment in peace. We will spend billions of zlotys on this, but now all of Europe is watching with great pleasure and will support these investments and our activities if necessary.
Donald Tusk
Prime Minister of Poland
The head of the Polish government also assured that the countries that are part of the Baltic region will cooperate with Poland so that this infrastructure is effective not only in Polish areas, but also along the entire length of the border. First of all, from the Russian Federation and Belarus.
Our activities will also relate to ensuring the security of the border with Ukraine — for other reasons, but we want Poles to feel safer along the entire length of the eastern border.
The "Eastern Shield" project: what is known
"East Shield" or "Shield of the East" is a program prepared by the Ministry of National Defense and the General Staff of Poland. The project involves the construction of various types of fortifications, relief fences and military infrastructure on the borders of the Polish state with Russia and Belarus. The total distance along the border is about 800 km.
In addition, it is planned to build appropriate intelligence and threat detection systems, advanced bases, logistics hubs, warehouses, as well as deploy anti-drone systems.
On November 1, it became known about the start of construction of fortification lines on the border with Russia. The project is planned to be completed by 2028.
