According to the Ministry of the National Defense, the lamps located on the Polish-Belarusian border have been shot with pneumatic weapons. The Ministry clarified that the masts were located near Terespol.
“In the vicinity of Terespol, illuminating masts placed by Polish soldiers at the border with Belarus were fired upon. The spotlights were destroyed as a result of the shots from pneumatic weapons. The firing was conducted from the territory of Belarus,” wrote the Ministry of National Defence on Twitter.
In the vicinity of Terespol, illuminating masts placed by ??Polish soldiers at the border with ??Belarus were fired upon. The spotlights were destroyed as a result of the shots from pneumatic weapons. The firing was conducted from the territory of ??Belarus. https://t.co/HMIZ0421YE
— Poland MOD ?? (@Poland_MOD) December 1, 2021
Moreover, the Minister of National Defence referred to the situation.
Provocations of the ??services are totally unacceptable. ??Belarusian military attache will be called by ??Polish MOD in order to present explanations concerned the incident in the vicinity of Terespol. https://t.co/1IxmR0EL85
— Poland MOD ?? (@Poland_MOD) December 1, 2021
Stanisław Żaryn, Spokesperson of the Minister-Special Services Coordinator, also informed that “everything indicates that we were dealing with the use of pneumatic weapons by Belarusian functionaries”.
The Belarusian security services fired on lamps set up by the Polish Army on our border. The screens have been destroyed.
Everything indicates that we were dealing with the use of pneumatic weapons by Belarusian functionaries. https://t.co/ZewvnSvrUI
— Stanisław Żaryn (@StZaryn) December 1, 2021