Poland will form another infantry division on its eastern border, which will be reinforced by tanks from the United States and South Korea.
This was stated by the head of the Ministry of Defense of Poland Mariusz Blaszczak,
"Polish Radio" reports
.
He stated that the command of the new military division will be located in Ciehanów in the Masovian Voivodeship.
The division will be reinforced with modern equipment, including K9 howitzers and K2 tanks from South Korea and American Abrams tanks.
"It is important to make the most of this modern weapon, which is already arriving in Poland. The first copies of K2 tanks are already being equipped with the Polish Army. Abrams will be this year, in 2023," Blaszczak added.
The creation of a new division is part of the plan to increase the size of the Polish army, which is planned to increase from 164 to 300 thousand.
We will remind, earlier it was reported that Poland
will strengthen the eastern border with American tanks and helicopters
after Lukashenka's threats .
In addition, we previously informed that
Poland has undertaken serious modernization of the army
in order to "scare off the aggressor".
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