Poland deploys new tank battalion near border with Belarus

Poland has deployed a new tank battalion near the border with Belarus, equipped with K2 tanks produced in South Korea, according to the Ministry of Defense of Poland, Report informs, citing RBC-Ukraine.

The new tank battalion will be stationed in Chartaevi, a settlement near the border with Belarus in the Brest region.

"Here, in the Semiatytsk district, there is already a tank battalion that will be part of the 1st Legion Infantry Division, Podlasie Division, whose task is to deter the aggressor, looking at the directions of attack from the east," said Mariusz Błaszczak, the Minister of Defense of Poland.

It is reported that in case of a threat from the east, the new unit's task will be to create an effective barrier to halt the enemy's offensive actions.