This was reported by PolskieRadio with reference to the Ministry of Defense.
"Due to the dynamic situation on the Polish-Belarusian border and the request of the Border Guard Commander to increase involvement in border protection, the Minister of National Defense ordered to fulfill the request and send additional soldiers to patrol the Polish border, the Belarusian border and participate in Safe Podlasie Operation ," the statement said.
It is noted that 2 thousand Polish soldiers are currently guarding the border. An additional 1 thousand soldiers will be deployed to the border.
After the mutiny of Wagner PMC leader Yevgeny Prigozhin in late June, the Kremlin announced the relocation of mercenaries to Belarus.
On June 27, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko confirmed the arrival of Yevgeny Prigozhin in the country. According to him, the Wagner military who arrived with him will not guard the Russian tactical nuclear weapons deployed there. However, Lukashenko emphasized that he expects the mercenaries to help in the defense of Belarus. However, he did not specify from whom Belarus intends to defend itself.
On June 29, a satellite recorded the establishment of a tent camp near Asipovichy in the Mogilev region of Belarus, and on July 3, Russian media published a photo of a possible camp for Wagner fighters.
On July 11, the Belarusian Ministry of Defense stated that the Wagner mercenaries would teach the Belarusian army how to fight. Later, it was reported that training sessions with units of the territorial troops were held near Asipovichy (Belarus), where Wagner's PMC fighters acted as instructors in some military disciplines.
On August 7, military exercises started in Belarus. The training grounds are located next to the Suwalki Gap, a section between Poland and Lithuania and Belarus and Russia's Kaliningrad region.