Migrants Tried To Illegally Enter Poland From Belarus 5,200 Times In August

• 1.09.2025, 14:48

This number of attempts in a month is a record this year.

In August 2025, Polish border guards recorded 5,200 attempts of migrants to illegally enter the EU through the Belarusian-Polish border, writes "Mediazone" with reference to the Polish Border Guard Service.

This number of attempts per month is a record figure this year.

Migrants try to get to Poland by land, as well as by rivers - Narew, Svisloch, Pravaya Lesnaya. According to the press service of Polish border guards, they often behave aggressively - throwing stones and branches at Polish patrols from behind the fence. On August 25, a Polish military officer was wounded on the border.