Between May 17-19, 2024, 729 illegal crossing attempts were recorded at the Poland-Belarus border, with 11 arrested for aiding and patrols attacked with branches and stones.

Population & Migration ToolsWeaponized MigrationPushing asylum-seekers across borders

Aggressor

Summary

From May 17 to May 19, 2024, Polish border guards recorded 729 attempts of illegal crossing from Belarus into Poland. During this period, 11 individuals were arrested for aiding such crossings, including 6 Ukrainians, 3 Poles, and 2 Tajiks. Border guards provided assistance to 11 foreign nationals. Additionally, Polish patrols were assaulted with thrown branches and stones by those attempting to cross the border. This indicates ongoing migration pressure and hostile activity on the Belarus-Poland border.

Classification

Confidence: High

The event reports hostile actions against Polish border patrols with thrown branches and stones and a high number of illegal crossing attempts from Belarus; these are typical characteristics of migration pressure used as a hybrid tactic against Poland. The arrests for aiding crossings and assistance by border guards confirm official law enforcement activity against this pressure.

Source URL

https://x.com/i/web/status/1792492855899881858

Open source

Provenance

Publisher: csv-import
Submitted: Feb 1, 2026, 00:14 UTC
Last updated: Nov 9, 2026, 00:30 UTC
Event time: May 17, 2024, 00:00 UTC

Published as a hybrid-warfare signal with a public source and reviewer-approved assessment bands. See the methodology for how records are assessed.

Raw record

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Public assessmentReliability: StrongSeverity: ModerateAttribution: MediumSingle sourceTime: Same dayLocation: Regional

Source reliability

Info credibility

Event time

May 17, 2024, 00:00 UTC

End time

May 19, 2024, 23:59 UTC

Event time confidence

pm24h

Location

Border with Belarus

Country

Poland

Tags

illegal border crossing, border incidents, Poland-Belarus border, migration pressure, border guard, hostile migrant actions

Nodes

Node 1: Borders

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