Since 2022, Belarusian and Russian irregulars used weapons against Polish border guards over 700 times, with a recent lethal attack killing a Polish soldier at the eastern EU border.

Since 2022, armed illegal migrants associated with Belarusian and Russian forces have attacked Polish border guards over 700 times on the EU eastern flank. Recently, migrants armed with a razor knife on a stick fatally attacked a Polish soldier attempting to defend the border. This marks the first lethal use of weapons by these irregulars against EU border guards, highlighting an escalation in hostile cross-border activities. The incident underscores ongoing hybrid aggression from Belarus and Russia aimed at destabilizing the EU's eastern frontier, with proxy armed migrants being used as instruments of violence.