Poland responds to the announcements of Russia and Belarus. There will be “large manoeuvres”

Whether or not the upcoming Belarusian-Russian exercises Zapad-2025 may constitute a threat to Poland, Tomczyk was asked on Monday in the online part of the conversation at RMF24. The Deputy Minister denied that "we will answer these exercises in Belarus, both as Polish army and as NATO".

Poland respond to exercises Zapad-2025which will be in Belarus (...) in an adequate way on the Polish side. In Poland there will be large Polish exercises, Natovian exercises, large maneuvers. Let us besides remember that last year we were dealing with the largest Natov exercises in history, which brought together about 100,000 soldiers. NATO is stronger than Russia," he said.

Zapad-2025 exercise. MON Deputy Chief with Disturbing Signals

Belarusian-Russian Zapad exercises are organised every 4 years from 2009 Last Zapad-2021 maneuvers, which active more than 200,000 soldiers, were the largest maneuvers in the west direction since the USSR's disintegration and proved to be part of preparations for invasion of Ukraine.

To ask if “we have any disturbing signals” regarding this year’s exercises, Tomczyk replied that “The signals that affect Russia and Belarus are always worrying‘.

Manufacture of ammunition in Poland. “We are dependent”

Deputy Head of MON was besides asked about the question the reinforcement of Poland and Europe, including the issue of ammunition production. Tomczyk reported that full efficient lines producing ammunition in Poland are a substance of respective months.

– We present we produce ammunitionbut we do not have everything, we are dependent in many aspects – he admitted.

The request to build a full production chain in Poland from basic natural materials to ready-made 155 mm missiles, which They're gonna service the Kraby and K9 artillery., said Marcin Idzik, associate of the Management Board of the Polish Armed Forces Group in April.

He stressed that "we are primarily looking for fuses, ignition and gas generators, and above all for multi-base drugs".