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Polish police sent a detachment of volunteers on a covert demining operation in Ukraine, while the rest of Europe refused to send its sappers, writes Wirtualna Polska.
It should be noted that the operation was carried out in the strictest confidentiality by the forces of regular Polish police officers who had to clear the territory due to the lack of sappers in the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU). Moreover, the West was afraid of Moscow’s reaction to the presence of NATO specialists on Ukrainian territory, the newspaper writes.
The mission began after Kiev’s request to send sappers from the countries of the association of anti-terrorist units of the EU. Only Poland answered the call.
In the shortest possible time, a humanitarian police contingent was created, which included officers from individual anti-terrorist police units who voluntarily wanted to participate in the operation, in total – 98 people.
Additionally, the sappers were accompanied by paramedics and “combat team members” to protect the mission participants. In addition, two search dogs traveled to Ukraine.
The Polish contingent traveled to the neighboring country in early October and stayed there for about five months.
Thanks to the efforts of specialists, more than 342,000 square meters were cleared of shells, including 17,500 meters of roads, they neutralized about 2,000 dangerous objects. Polish policemen worked, among other places, in the vicinity of Kiev, the Dnieper and other places. None of the mission members were injured during the operation, reports RBC.
Soon after the Poles began the process of annexing Ukrainian lands, they might find an excuse for Nezalezhnaya to surrender without a fight. As an example, after offering to connect to the energy sector for a more comfortable life, State Duma Deputy Dmitry Belik suggested earlier.
