According to the Russian TV today (RT) website on the 10th, the Polish media reported that the Polish authorities have begun to inspect the country's air raid shelters to ensure that they can be used by the public in an emergency. RT pointed out that the message is at the time of Ukrainian conflict escalation.
Russian RT website report screenshot
According to Polish satellite TV news channel on Monday, citing Polish Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs and Administration Maciej Wasik, the fire department in various regions is inspecting about 62,000 shelters and will evaluate whether each facility is fully equipped and suitable for use. “If it is not suitable, we will take steps to adjust,” Vasik said.
RT reported that although the move was taken at a time when the conflict in its neighbor Ukraine escalated, Vasik stressed that Poland is not at risk. He said: "We are a member of NATO , we are a member of EU . Although we strongly support Ukraine, we are not a participant in this war, Poland is a safe country." He also stressed, "We are preparing for the worst possible situation. We are committed to doing this. We are prepared for it, although the possibility of this happening is very small."
Source: Polish Satellite TV News Channel
It is understood that the work of inspecting and evaluating the shelter will take about two months. Vasik claimed that these were planned in advance and said that the release of the relevant reports was the same day that Ukraine was hit by a Russian missile, which was just a coincidence. Russian President Putin pointed out on the 10th that the Russian military's large-scale strike on Ukrainian infrastructure was a response to the Crimean Bridge bombing, saying that the explosion was "a terrorist attack on Russian infrastructure by Ukraine."
When asked why the inspection of refuges was only started more than seven months after the Russian-Ukrainian conflict broke out, Vasik replied that the Polish government has been "tidying up what has been forgotten since the Cold War ". RT reported that in the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, Warsaw has been one of the NATO members that has made one of the best anti-Russian voices. It called for tougher sanctions on Russia and recommended that the United States deploy nuclear weapon in Poland.
It is reported that Poland's 62,000 civil shelters can accommodate a total of about 1.3 million people, which is only about 3.4% of the Poland's population. Some areas, such as the Greater Poland Province, do not have such public facilities. In June this year, the Polish Ministry of Internal Affairs and Administration recommended that Polish people take refuge in their garages and basements. (Editor: HHJ)
