Poland is tightening security on its border with Russia’s Kaliningrad exclave after warnings of possible sabotage and provocations — including the risk of armed incursions — in the first half of November, Seznam Zprávy reported.

Prime Minister Donald Tusk said a suspicious overnight movement near the frontier had no serious consequences because the country “quickly mobilised the necessary forces and means in the area.” Allied intelligence, he said, had flagged possible diversionary acts or sharper provocations against the EU, including armed individuals entering Polish territory.

Extra police, including counter-terror units, plus Border Guard reinforcements were sent to Warmia-Masuria and Podlaskie; the army and intelligence services are also in the operation. Rzeczpospolita reported unofficially about some 200 officers, roughly 180 from public-order units.

Tusk acknowledged people with flashlights were seen on the Russian side of the border; who they were remains unclear. Independent sources cited by media say the Polish border with Kaliningrad was not breached. The army officially frames its presence as special-forces training with police.

Warnings also cover provocations meant to look as if Ukrainians were behind them. Poland’s “Eastern Shield” programme (from 2024) is building fortifications, anti-tank obstacles and surveillance along hundreds of kilometres of border with Belarus and Kaliningrad.

The backdrop is hybrid operations European officials increasingly attribute to Russia — sabotage, cyber attacks — alongside the Ukraine war. Moscow denies such campaigns.

Source: Poland strengthens security near Kaliningrad border over sabotage fears (Seznam Zprávy)