Poland plans to send up to 10,000 soldiers to border with Belarus

FILE PHOTO: A sign is seen near the Bug River at the Poland-Belarus border, near Kostomloty, Poland July 20, 2023. The sign reads: "State border. Crossing prohibited". REUTERS/Kuba Stezycki/File Photo

WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland is planning to move up to 10,000 additional troops to the border with Belarus to support the Border Guard, Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak said on Thursday.

"About 10,000 soldiers will be on the border, of which 4,000 will directly support the Border Guard and 6,000 will be in the reserve," the minister said in an interview for public radio.