Poland to deploy 10,000 soldiers to protect critical infrastructure

Polish Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz said that up to 10,000 soldiers will be deployed to protect critical infrastructure to prevent sabotage. It was reported by Reuters on Wednesday, November 19.

Kosiniak-Kamysz noted that Poland will pay more attention to the protection of critical infrastructure. He said up to 10,000 soldiers will be deployed to protect critical infrastructure such as railways.

"The Polish army chief of staff, Wieslaw Kukula, speaking to reporters alongside the defence minister, warned that the upcoming long winter nights and Christmas period could be perceived by Poland's enemies as a good time for sabotage," the article says.

In addition, Poland is planning a special app for citizens to report suspicious situations. The publication reminds that since the beginning of russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Poland and other European countries have seen a wave of arson, sabotage and cyberattacks.

As the Ukrainian News agency earlier reported, on November 19, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk told President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a telephone conversation about the investigation of sabotage on the railways in Poland.

Tusk said that the railway explosion was carried out by two Ukrainian citizens working for the special services of the aggressor country russia.

On November 19, the Polish prosecutor's office filed charges against two Ukrainian citizens for committing sabotage on the railway in Poland.