Poland will launch a new special operation to protect the border with Belarus from August, the country’s Minister of Defense Władysław Kosiniak- Kamysz said at a press conference, Report informs referring to local media.

“From August 1, there will be a new mission, two operations will be completed – training and border protection. There will be one mission, Safe Podlasie, in which up to 17,000 soldiers will take part,” he noted.