From mid-August until the end of September, there will be increased traffic of military vehicles, connected with the exercises "Iron Defender-25" - said the General Staff of the Polish Army in a communication. Command appealed to drivers to be careful and refrain from shooting vehicle columns.
The increased movement of military columns is related to a series of manoeuvres "Iron Defender", which in the coming weeks will be held, among another things, in the fields around the country.
General Staff of the Polish Army reported that "military vehicles will decision in almost all provinces, on highways, expressways and national roads".
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"Column crossings will besides be part of the training" - added.
Military columns on the roads. Army's giving out details.
The staff assured that the movement of military columns is coordinated to minimize traffic difficulties.
"Columns are escorted by Military Gendarmery and units of traffic regulation, in cooperation with the police and local authorities" - they wrote to the uniform in the communication.
According to the rules of the organisation of military columns, they can number up to 20 vehicles, and the distance between the individual columns shall not be little than 500 metres. A column of 6 or more vehicles begins and ends the vehicle with an orange pictogram board of 3 trucks.
Vehicles in the column besides have visible flags: blue on the first vehicle and green on the last, they all have passing or driving lamps on.
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In addition, "columns apply to traffic regulations, except for privileged vehiclesh (Military Gendarmerie or Traffic Regulatory Subdivisions)". SGWP pointed out that "the overtaking of the columns is allowed, but the manoeuvre must be uninterrupted, and the entry between prohibited vehicles".
Military calls on drivers to be careful
The military besides appealed to drivers for special care, comply with the instructions of the persons liable for the crossing and guarantee the safety of their own and another traffic participants. Furthermore, as underlined, do not print images, locations, dates or hours of column travel, as well as data on the departures and landings of military aircraft.
The "Iron Defender" exercise scheduled for September will take part 34 1000 Polish and Allied soldiers, equipped with over 600 pieces of equipment of all types of armed forces. These exercises will be the biggest training challenge this year for the Polish army.
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"Iron Defender" is simply a Federation-like exercise, a squad of coordinated different smaller manoeuvres. According to the General Staff, they will be conducted, among another things, in the fields in Walnuts (Warmia-Masurian Province), New Oak (subcarpathian wars) and Oral (Pomeranian Province), as well as in the alleged "advanced area", outside of the ground.
"Iron Defender" answer to Zapad-2025
The Iron Defender exercise has been pointed out in fresh months as Poland's reaction to the exercises planned for September in Belarus Zapad-2025According to the president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenski has said that even 150 1000 Belarusian and Russian soldiers will participate. erstwhile asked about the reaction to the Russian-Belarusian exercises of the Deputy Prime Minister, the head of MON Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz pointed to "The Iron Defender" in late May.
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In the July Communication, the General Staff of the HR ensured that these the exercise is not directed against any State. "Their aim is to show unity, professionalism and consistent enhancement of the capabilities of NATO's militant allies. This besides proves that the Armed Forces of Poland are undergoing a dynamic transformation, expanding their Defence potentialand are a key component of the safety strategy of Central and east Europe" - noted in the Communication.
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