According to the show, since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Poland has been massively upgrading its military.
People are worried the war could spread to their country, and more and more civilians are training how to use weapons. Poland sees itself as a frontline state on NATO’s eastern flank. As such, the country aims to become one of Europe’s strongest military powers and is mobilizing society to achieve that goal. Increasingly popular are military training programs for civilians, offered nationwide by both state and private organizations.
Under the slogan ‘Train with the Army’, the Polish armed forces offer one-day taster courses everywhere from big cities to remote regional areas — and demand has been huge.
Agnieszka Wojas and Magda Radomska, two friends from Warsaw, have also taken part. Their training included learning to shoot an AK47 assault rifle.
Meanwhile, paramilitary groups are also booming. Kamil Mazur is part of Strzelec, one of the largest such groups in the country. It primarily aims to prepare young people for military service. Mazur comes from Rzeszów, a city in the foothills of the Carpathian Mountains in Poland’s south-east. With the Ukrainian border around 90 kilometers away, the town and its airport have become one of the most important frontline hubs for aid being sent to Ukraine. Every day, military aircraft land here, bringing air defense systems, ammunition, and armored vehicles.
@tomeckb29
“Right wing” – PiS it is actually and paradoxaly most social party ever took power in Poland. “Nationalists” – in Poland it’s patriotism. And here it is not a negative term, like in our western friends. “Populists” – actually it is Tusk party who is a populist. He was completely wrong about Russia, and Germany. Otherwise PiS who predict everything. “Discrimination” – no there was ANY discrimination – it is simply fals, please give me just one legal example. “Woman died about new abortion law” – there was no “new abortion law”, and no one died because of this. This document is a simple german propaganda. I can’t believe someone made so manipulated material.
