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Headline: Poland discovered and disrupted a nearly 100-meter smuggling tunnel from Belarus used to push 180+ migrants across the border in December 2025, attributing the operation to Belarusian and Russian regimes attempting to destabilize Poland.
Short Summary: On or before December 13, 2025, Polish authorities uncovered a sophisticated nearly 100-meter tunnel constructed under the Polish-Belarusian border near Narewka. This tunnel was used to smuggle over 180 migrants, primarily from Afghanistan and Pakistan, but also from India and Nepal. The migrants were pushed through this clandestine route by Belarusian security forces loyal to Lukashenkoâs regime in coordination with Russian interests, aiming to weaponize migration pressure on Poland. The Polish Border Guard, supported by police and tracking dogs, successfully intercepted and detained more than 130 migrants soon after they emerged on Polish soil. Additionally, two facilitatorsâa Polish man aged 69 and a Lithuanian man aged 49âwere arrested for aiding the migrants' movement into Europe. Officials framed the tunnel operation as a state-sponsored, cynical effort to destabilize Poland and disrupt NATO members through hybrid warfare tactics using human suffering as a weapon.
Extended Summary: On or before December 13, 2025, Polish authorities uncovered a sophisticated nearly 100-meter tunnel constructed under the Polish-Belarusian border near Narewka. This tunnel was used to smuggle over 180 migrants, primarily from Afghanistan and Pakistan, but also from India and Nepal. The migrants were pushed through this clandestine route by Belarusian security forces loyal to Lukashenkoâs regime in coordination with Russian interests, aiming to weaponize migration pressure on Poland. The Polish Border Guard, supported by police and tracking dogs, successfully intercepted and detained more than 130 migrants soon after they emerged on Polish soil. Additionally, two facilitatorsâa Polish man aged 69 and a Lithuanian man aged 49âwere arrested for aiding the migrants' movement into Europe. Officials framed the tunnel operation as a state-sponsored, cynical effort to destabilize Poland and disrupt NATO members through hybrid warfare tactics using human suffering as a weapon.
A nearly 100-meter-long tunnel used for smuggling migrants from Belarus into Poland was discovered near Narewka on the Belarusian side of the border. The tunnel was engineered by Belarusian security forces under Lukashenkoâs regime to push over 180 migrantsâmostly from Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, and Nepalâacross the border to destabilize Poland. The Polish Border Guard, aided by police and tracking dogs, intercepted more than 130 migrants shortly after they emerged from the tunnel, foiling the scheme. Two local operatives, a 69-year-old Pole and a 49-year-old Lithuanian, were arrested for helping ferry migrants further into Europe. The operation is attributed to the Belarusian and Russian regimes' attempt to weaponize migration as a hybrid warfare tactic against Poland, a NATO member.
Classified as aggressor event because Belarusian security forces, under Lukashenko and with Russian alignment, engineered a migrant smuggling tunnel to destabilize Poland. Classified as defense prep event because Polish border authorities, aided by police and tracking dogs, intercepted migrants and arrested facilitators, demonstrating effective border security response.
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