The construction of the "Tarcza Wschod" ("Eastern Shield") defensive fortifications on the Polish border has begun, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced.
"The construction of the Eastern Shield has begun. The first works on the border with Russia," Tusk wrote on his X social network page. He attached a photo of a working excavator and other construction equipment to the post. Earlier, Polish President Andrzej Duda described the "Eastern Shield" defense fortification system being built on the border with Belarus and Russia as a new version of the "Iron Curtain".
The "Tarcza Wschod" project involves the construction of a network of fortifications, blockades, bunkers and intelligence systems on the border with Russia and Belarus.
Its cost is estimated at 10 billion zlotys (more than 2.5 billion dollars), and the completion of construction is scheduled for 2028.
