What line to form against an aggressive crowd? How do we usage shields and sticks erstwhile we scope for smooth - barrel weapons, and what principles do we usage them? This was taught by soldiers of the 12th Mechanized Brigade during classes conducted by police. Training is part of preparations for service on the east border.
Exercises led by police officers from the Szczecin Prevention Division were part of a larger action. It was initiated following incidents on the Polish-Belarusian border, which raised doubts As to the powers of soldiers servants on the east wall of Poland. At the end of March 3 For the soldiers were detained After they fired informing shots at illegal migrants attempting to enter the country. 2 military men have heard the charge of exceeding their powers. Young in May The soldier was stabbed to death by a man who was on the another side of the border barrier.
Soon the decision was made to train the military to better know how to deal with the crowd, in another words, they acquired skills typical of police formations. – Armed forces chief asked the Chief of Police to supply specified support. Thanks to the cooperation of “trainers” from police prevention units, a country-wide unified programme has been created – he explains to the supers. Mirosława Rudzińska, Press Secretary of the Provincial Police office in Szczecin. The classes are attended by soldiers who are to be assigned to service at the border. Recently, specified training has been given to the Szczecin military 12 Mechanized Brigade.
– During the training, police instructors taught us what formations to decision in erstwhile we have an aggressive crowd other each other. How to form a tyralier, usage sticks, shields, and overpowering gases. For example, it is crucial that people with advanced physical strength take the lead. Only behind their backs are the shooters equipped with smooth-bore weapons – Fr Agnieszka Langner of 12 BZ reports. To take care of realism, during training soldiers were divided into groups. “When any people moved in order, others became aggressors and threw stones at them,” says the officer.
An crucial component of the class was besides learning to usage smooth-bore weapons. The soldiers utilized Mossberg rifles and rubber bullets. They besides adopted procedures related to their use. "The gradation of coercive measures remains a key issue here. Reaching for weapons must always be preceded by a call to halt aggressive behavior. Next in line is physical strength, then we can fire informing shots and at the very end of the shot in the crowd. These rules are governed by the provisions of the Act – emphasizes the scale. Jakub Karczewski, 1 of the participants in the training. He adds: "On a regular basis in the military outside the discipline of overpowering techniques we do not deal with alleged means of direct coercion. And fresh skills can surely come in useful in the face of what happens at the border.
Szer. Karczewski had the chance to service in Podlasie respective times. – The situation there is very dynamic. I remember days and even weeks of comparative peace and abruptly a turn of 180 degrees: many attempts to cross the border, aggression, many interventions... – he recalls. In a akin tone, Mr Langner speaks. I served over a 100 days on the border. Sometimes stones flew towards me, sometimes names. The most crucial thing is to stay calm. You can't be provoked or approached. We should be prepared for any situation," the Petty Officer points out.
During border service, soldiers on patrol are equipped with standard vests, helmets, Beryl rifles, tactical belts or gas throwers. At any time, however, they can call for an on-call support group, which has typically police equipment, specified as helmets, batons or smooth-bore weapons. They besides have this kind of equipment in their disposal. Soldiers of the 12th Mechanized Division, which is subject to the 12th Blue Brigade, will go to the border in the coming months.
The Szczecin police announce that they will shortly conduct training in subsequent military units in West Pomerania.
The crisis on the east border began in 2021. It was triggered by Belarusian services, which are trying to destabilise the situation in Poland. The mechanics is simple – the Belarusians bring thousands of refugees from Asia and Africa to the border, and then effort to lead to their transition to Poland. The action is intended to origin chaos and social tensions. Currently, the delicate area is protected, among others, by soldiers operating as part of the operation "Safe Floors". According to the assumptions it should take until the Border Protection Component is formed. This is due in 2028.
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