Poland plans to deploy 10,000 troops to its border with Belarus
August 11, 2023
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland intends to put 10,000 soldiers along its border with Belarus, the country's defense minister said Thursday as Warsaw worries about the presence of Russian-linked mercenaries in Belarus and migrants trying to cross the border without authorization.
Separately, the Polish military said it was searching an area near the border with Belarus for a lost fuse from a missile but that it posed no threat because "the detonator has built-in protections." The fuse was lost during "intensive activities using specialized equipment to ensure security," the military said.
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