{"id":178936,"date":"2026-03-11T12:40:40","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T09:40:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/178936\/"},"modified":"2026-03-11T12:40:41","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T09:40:41","slug":"poland-to-build-additional-border-fence-in-podlaskie-voivodeship","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/178936\/","title":{"rendered":"Poland to build additional border fence in Podlaskie voivodeship"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

March 11, Pozirk.<\/em> <\/strong>Workers in Poland\u2019s eastern region of Podlasie are soon expected to build a four-meter mesh fence with barbed wire along the border with Belarus amid concerns about irregular migration, RMF FM<\/em> reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The launch of the project was delayed by cold winter, the station said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt will take [undocumented migrants] longer to get over the four-meter fence. We will have more time to arrive at the spot,\u201d said S\u0142awomir Klekotka, commandant of the Podlaskie Border Guard Unit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Workers will also build a two-meter fence next to it to protect wild animals from cuts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Poland had built a 5.5 meter physical barriers along the border with Belarus in June 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

RMF FM<\/em> noted that attempts to cross the border from Belarus into Poland decreased sharply as of late, linking the trend to \u201cextremely cold winter.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On March 9, Poland reported attempts by 13 undocumented migrants to cross the border outside official checkpoints.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Belarus\u2019 European Union neighbors recorded 148 irregular border crossing attempts this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About 2,300 border guards and 5,000 soldiers are involved in patrolling the border in the Podlaskie voivodeship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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