Poland builds first section of electronic barrier on border with Belarus

On November 18, the Polish Border Guard announced the completion of work on the first section of the electronic barrier on the border with Belarus, Report informs with reference to Interfax.

“This week, work was completed on the first 21-kilometer section of the electronic barrier on the border between Poland and Belarus,” the border agency said in a statement.

In January 2022, Poland began building a fence on the border with Belarus. It is a steel fence 186 km long and 5.5 meters high with barbed wire. In early October, Poland announced the completion of the construction of the barrier and the start of work on the installation of electronic border control systems.