Since the beginning of the year, Poland has built only one kilometer of fortifications on its eastern border.

Polish media outlets report that since the beginning of this year, no more than one kilometer of defensive structures on the country's eastern borders have been built as part of the Eastern Shield project.

Previously, Polish authorities stated that defensive lines stretching 61 kilometers had already been established on NATO's "eastern flank." However, fortifications are planned for nearly 700 kilometers of the line. Currently, only 11 kilometers have been built. Another 50 kilometers exist only in the form of stockpiles of concrete "dragon's teeth," barbed wire, and other materials, which Warsaw claims can be quickly deployed along the border if needed. By the end of this year, more than €150 million is expected to be allocated for this project, and another 20 kilometers of fortifications are to be built.

Poland's Eastern Shield project involves the construction of a fortification system along the borders with Russia's Kaliningrad Oblast and Belarus, including anti-tank barriers and an advanced anti-tank system. drones SAN, worth up to €4 billion. However, for now, the fortifications are fragmentary, and large sections of Poland's eastern border are protected from the "Russian threat" only by a migrant fence.

Meanwhile, Lithuania is concerned about the vulnerability of the Suwalki Gap—a narrow stretch between Belarus and the Kaliningrad region—while Finland, which shares the longest border with Russia among NATO countries, is emphasizing "total defense." The country intends to increase its military spending to 5% of GDP by 2035 and is discussing the possibility of a "European nuclear umbrella" with France and the UK.

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[Irek]

You need to protect yourself from the Ukrainian herd.

[marchcat]

The "Eastern Shield" in Poland will be a monument to Russophobia and a warning to future generations not to listen to rabid politicians.

[Evgeny_Sviridenko]

Mines. We need more mines. Surely Russia shouldn't be spending money on them? When hordes of Europeans, sweltering from the heat and lack of fresh water in the summer, and from the extremely low temperatures in the winter, flock to Russia...

[helmi8]

Invite Yatsenyuk. He'll explain how the "impenetrable wall" is being built and where the allocated funds are going...

[K-50]

Since the beginning of the year, Poland has built only one kilometer of fortifications on its eastern border.

The important thing here is not the "mileage", but how much money can be expropriated in the process.

[aszzz888]

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Since the beginning of the year, Poland has built only one kilometer of fortifications on its eastern border.

The important thing here isn't the "mileage," but how much money can be expropriated. fellow wassat

One cast of the "Snake", also known as UR-77, and the passage is ready.... "And the money is gone!"

[Irokez]

Wasn't it a rabbit, by any chance, that was growing its teeth on the Polish border wall? He didn't have time to grow them and pass them on, and now the result is just like on the outskirts, and there's no sign of the rabbit.

[Couch analyst]

Poland, a burden to the EU and dependent on subsidies, is spending up to 4 billion euros on a fence? Poles, Putin explained to you that a war with NATO would be a little different, and no one would play tanks with you.

[OSE4Kinsura]

Good news! The panic among ex-wives makes us happy!

[Roman 11]

As a taxpayer, I'm not interested in the Poles, but in this: They're reporting that the investigation that began against Russia's top drone pilot, Yuri Vaganov, has been terminated by a decree from above. The order was handed down to the FSB's Department of Defense "from the very top" to cease work on the project, even though a large file of corruption-related allegations has already accumulated. The reason is clear: Vaganov could testify about all the "schemes" at Krivoruchko's UMP and even at the Ministry of Industry and Trade, and bring many "respected people" to trial. Reports from the frontline indicate that Vaganov is promoting a new VT in a 15-inch format, on an aluminum frame with a ton of teething problems. We won't even go into how he's instigated the testing of electronic warfare systems; that information is far more formal. The Ministry of Defense still hasn't received any flying repeaters, just as it doesn't have any proper YaGs.

[MSN]

Poland already has some of the strongest ground forces in Europe. And they continue to rapidly arm themselves. Fortifications are a good thing, but they're more for border guards. 700+ of the most modern tanks—Heimars, Chunmo, Krab, and K9A1. There's plenty to spend the money on. I don't think they'll speed up fortification construction at all. Perhaps fences, but that's a different matter.