Poland Has Started Building a Fence on the Border With Russia
Poland has started building a fence on the border with the Kaliningrad Region, the republic's National Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak has said. 💬 "Due to the fact that Kaliningrad airport has become open to flights from the Middle East and Africa, I have decided to take measures to strengthen border security. As early as today, sappers will start building a temporary fence on the border between Poland and the Kaliningrad region," said Blaszczak (quoted by RIA Novosti). ● According to him, the system on the border will consist of three rows of fences, the fence will be 2.5 m high and equipped with barbed wire. ● In February the Polish Border Guard announced about the plans to build a wall on the border with Russia back in February the Deputy Minister of National Defense of the Republic of Poland Wojciech Skurkiewicz. Poland borders with Kaliningrad Region, the length of the land section is 203.3 kilometers. ● A similar decision was previously announced by the Finnish authorities. It is noted that the length of the fence will make from 130 to 260 km, or 10-20% of the whole border, the length of which is about 1300 km. It is assumed that the lifetime of such a construction can reach 50 years. (Translated with www.DeepL.com/)
Poland building barbed wire fence on border with Russia (TASS)