Poland plans electronic security system along 112 km of Ukraine border

Polskie Radio reported the plans, citing Polish Border Guard Brig. Gen. Wioleta Gorzkowska.

Gorzkowska said the electronic security system would be installed along two sections of the border. The first project will cover 69 kilometers in the area overseen by the Nadbużański Border Guard Unit, while the second will cover another 43 kilometers of land border in the Bieszczady Border Guard Unit’s area.

The new systems are expected to cover about 112 kilometers in total.

At the same time, Poland plans to upgrade defenses along its borders with Russia and Belarus. The plans include observation towers equipped with electro-optical systems and drone-detection systems along the Belarusian border.

The European Union is funding the projects.

Gorzkowska also said the Border Guard was unable to make planned purchases worth 3 billion zlotys because Polish President Karol Nawrocki vetoed a law on the use of SAFE program funds. The planned purchases included armored vehicles and machine guns.

Poland has also tightened security at border crossings with Ukraine. Warsaw is taking additional security measures amid Russian strikes on western Ukrainian oblasts and other threats related to Russia’s war against Ukraine.