The crisis of migrants on the border of Poland and Belarus is getting worse: several people died from hypothermia

People freeze in the woods. The crisis of migrants on the border of Poland and Belarus is reported by BBC.

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Shots, bonfires, tents, soldiers, tear gas and thousands of refugees - all this is observed on one of the sections of the border between Poland and Belarus, where a serious confrontation is taking place between Polish border guards and migrants from the Middle East, mainly from Iraq.

Poland said it has repelled many attempts by migrants to break into the EU from the Belarusian border.

Polish authorities say thousands more migrants are on their way to their border.

Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of Poland Blazhei Pobozhyi said that Poland is experiencing the most difficult moment since the beginning of the crisis on the border with Belarus.

The night on the Polish-Belarusian border passed relatively calmly, the police of the Podlaskie Voivodeship reported on November 9. This is a region in eastern Poland.

“Migrants are trying to storm the Polish border. Every next hour becomes a challenge for Polish services, government and politicians,” he said.

On November 8, hundreds of refugees gathered at the Bruzgi-Kuznica border crossing on the Polish-Belarusian border.

Since Tuesday morning, November 9, the Polish border guard has closed this border crossing.

More than 12 thousand Polish soldiers are on duty at the border in full combat readiness.

The migrants tried to cut the barbed wire and break through the fence to get from Belarus to Poland. Polish border guards used tear gas against them.

After several unsuccessful attempts to break through the border, the migrants set up an impromptu camp, reports Snob.

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“Yesterday, November 8, we recorded 309 attempts to illegally cross the Polish-Belarusian border. 17 people were detained (mostly Iraqi citizens). 85 decisions to leave Poland were issued. Six people were arrested for complicity (two citizens of Ukraine, one citizen of Uzbekistan, one citizen of Syria, one citizen of Germany). The remaining attempts were prevented,” said representatives of the Polish border service.

Despite the sub-zero temperature and the almost complete lack of water and food, migrants are not going to “turn back,” at least for now. According to estimates by the Polish government, there are currently between three and four thousand people wishing to enter the country.

Belarusian border guards say that “the indifference and inhumane attitude of the Polish authorities prompted the refugees to take such a step of despair.”

Minsk has repeatedly accused Warsaw of mistreating migrants. Now these accusations are being heard again.

Poland, in turn, accused Belarus of pushing migrants to the border, calling it hostile activity.

Poland, Lithuania and Latvia say there has been an increase in the number of people trying to illegally enter their countries from Belarus in recent months. Many came from the Middle East and Asia.

The European Union has accused Belarus' authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko of facilitating illegal migration in response to sanctions.

Conditions for migrants at the border are extremely difficult. People are threatened with death from hypothermia, because frosts have begun in the region.

Since migrants are not allowed to enter Polish territory, and Belarus does not allow them to return, people freeze in Belarusian forests. Several people died from hypothermia.

Earlier, France accused Lukashenko’s relatives of organizing illegal migration through Turkey and the UAE, and the German Foreign Ministry, where about 2021 thousand illegal migrants arrived from Belarus in 4, saw the “hand of Moscow” in the events with refugees.

On October 28, the deputy of the Belarusian parliament Andrei Savinykh confirmed that Belarusian travel agencies issue visas in these countries to those arriving from the Middle East and Africa.

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True, we were not talking about migrants, but about “ordinary tourists,” some of whom, of their own free will, then try to cross the borders with Poland or Lithuania, the Belarusian deputy clarified.

The Belarusian leader commented on the situation at the border, reports TVNZ.

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko commented on the situation with migrants at the border, pointing out the danger of taking up arms in the modern world: “In the modern world, taking up arms is like death, it’s suicide, you must agree. And even more so here, in the center of Europe. And even more so with Belarus. After all, here, on this piece of land in the center, all wars have always unfolded; this is where it all began.”

The Belarusian leader also said that Minsk knows its place and does not bully.

“I'm not crazy. I understand perfectly well what this can lead to. Therefore, there is no heroism here - “he grabbed a machine gun and went to the Polish border” ... - no, under no circumstances,” he noted.

According to the press service of the Polish government, there are about 10 thousand more refugees in Belarus who are ready to cross the border. Warsaw blames Minsk for the crisis itself, calling it a "hybrid attack". Gazeta.ru.

In Belarus, this point of view is not shared, pointing out the lack of dialogue with the EU on migration issues and the completely legal arrival of migrants on Belarusian territory.

However, Poland's opinion is fully supported in the European Union: many European states, including Germany and the Netherlands, have sided with Warsaw.

Moreover, the EU Council decided to partially suspend the agreement with Minsk on a simplified visa regime, removing concessions for Belarusian officials. Also, the fears of the Polish side are shared by NATO, promising to provide support to its ally.

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Migrants at the Polish border are not in the best position. People have set up a tent camp, warm themselves with fires and declare the lack of water and food.

Poland assures that it wants to deliver humanitarian aid to migrants, but the Belarusian border guards allegedly interfere with this.

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