This is the largest domestic military mobilization in years.
The deployment involves close coordination between the Polish Armed Forces and the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Administration (MSWiA). The contingent includes operational units as well as troops from the Territorial Defense Forces (WOT).
As part of the operation, Poland will use not only personnel but also military equipment, mobile security systems, and advanced reconnaissance technologies.
“With the operational forces' and WOT's capabilities, as well as military equipment and artificial intelligence-based tools, we will better protect our homeland,” Kosiniak-Kamysz said.
He emphasized that the decision comes amid an increase in sabotage attempts within the country.
On Nov. 16, Poland reported damage to a section of the Dęblin–Warsaw railway line.
Prime Minister Donald Tusk said the Warsaw–Lublin rail corridor is crucial for delivering aid to Ukraine, and its sabotage was an unprecedented attack.
On Nov. 18, the investigation determined that the explosives used in the attack were remotely detonated by phone. One of the devices exploded, while a second failed to detonate for reasons that remain unclear. Investigators recovered the SIM cards inserted into the triggering devices and traced their registration to a single passport.
Two Ukrainian citizens who collaborated with Russian intelligence are suspects in the sabotage.