Nearly all migrants attempting to enterPolandviaBelarusare being stopped by an 18ft steel wall, it has been claimed. The fortification along Poland’s eastern border with Belarus was completed in 2022 and stretches for around 116 miles.
Razor-wire fences stand on both sides of it, with thousands of security personnel stationed there. The steel barrier is also equipped with technology such as motion sensors and cameras, with work reportedly ongoing to build more fortifications. The project, which was expected to cost £293million, was built in a bid to stop asylum seekers crossing into Poland from Belarus.
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Warsaw has accused Minsk — and also Moscow — of inviting people from theMiddle EastandAfricaand busing them to the Poland-Belarus border and into Poland.
TheEUnation has claimed Belarus — a crucial ally ofVladimir Putin’sRussia— is conducting a “hybrid war”.
During a visit to the steel barrier,The New Yorker, citing a press officer, reported that the barrier and border guards are stopping 96% of migrants attempting to cross into Poland.
The border guard is said to have blocked 5,000 crossings in August alone.
Patrols have reportedly been made easier due to a new surveillance system which has thermal imaging and night vision.
According to The New Yorker, most migrants now fail to reach Poland on their first attempt and are typically pushed back to Belarus where they stay in forest encampments near the border or in the capital Minsk.
Source: Daily Express :: World Feed
