Poland deploys security forces near Kaliningrad border

Poland has launched a preventive security operation near its border with Russia’s Kaliningrad region, deploying counterterrorism police alongside the army, border guards and intelligence services after warnings of possible armed incursions and sabotage, police chief Marek Boroń said. The operation covers the Warmian-Masurian and Podlaskie regions in northeastern Poland. Boroń said police are leading the effort, with officers supported by other security services, and that counterterrorism units have been sent to the area. A special operations command center has been established at National Police Headquarters to coordinate the deployment. Polish reporting says the operation followed warnings received in late October from the Military Intelligence Service and allied agencies. The warnings described possible provocations, including armed groups attempting to cross from the Russian side. The intelligence itself has not been made public, and the reported threat is prospective; the accounts do not establish that an incursion has taken place. Boroń said the authorities’ aim was to protect residents and facilities in the border regions from potential threats. One report said no armed...