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เบลารุส “ลอยบอลลูน” – Smuggling balloon from Belarus found in Poland. Balloons used to smuggle cigarettes from Belarus have been reported crossing into Polish airspace for a third night in a row. Polish authorities on Monday said the “hybrid incidents” were part of the threat to the country’s eastern border posed by Russia’s ally Belarus. Illustrative photo: KPP Sokółka, Polish Border Guard Headquarters

FILE – Servicemen guard at a section of Poland – Belarus border barrier near the Polowce-Pieszczatka, Poland. Armed forces spokesman Jacek Goryszewski said there were more balloon incidents in the first weeks of 2026 compared to the beginning of 2025. He said the increased frequency could be caused by a political decision in Minsk. or by smugglers adapting to stronger border defenses by Poland. Poland’s military said the recent incidents posed “no threat to the security of the Polish airspace”. However, temporary restrictions for civil aviation were imposed on part of the airspace over the Podlaskie region bordering Belarus. (AP Photo)

เบลารุส “ลอยบอลลูน” – “The Belarusian side made another attempt at reconnaissance and checking the reaction of the Polish air defense systems,” the Operational Command of the Polish Armed Forces wrote in a report on X into the the incidents from Jan. 31 to Feb. 1.