Tomczyk said the new air defence systems would be integrated into an older line of protection constructed a decade ago. View image in fullscreen The Polish border with Belarus in the Podlasie region, where fortifications will be aimed at preventing any future Russian invasion. Photograph: Jędrzej Nowicki/The GuardianSince then, Poland has updated plans already in the works to reinforce its eastern borders. In addition to the anti-drone wall, Poland is also conducting fortifications along its land borders with Belarus and the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad, known as the Eastern Shield and aimed at preventing a future Russian invasion. View image in fullscreen Border fence in the Podlasie region; Poland’s eastern border municipalities are to receive logistics hubs.

Source: The Guardian December 28, 2025 05:26 UTC