# Poland plans to deploy missiles with range of over 1,000 km in its east — defense ministry

https://mins.news/en/item/28420

- TASS, 2026-08-21 13:27 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2176159

> Polish Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz said Poland plans to deploy missiles capable of striking more than 1,000 km away along its eastern border and develop the “East Sword” deterrence project within the “East Shield” program. Poland has built 150 km of fortifications and plans another 50 km this year, including 300,000 concrete anti-tank obstacles along the Russian and Belarusian borders.

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