(TVP) A migrant attempting to illegally cross the border from Belarus into Poland stabbed a Polish soldier on Tuesday, the deputy interior minister reported.
The soldier was immediately taken to the hospital and is in stable condition.
The attack occurred during a patrol along the border. Other officers were also injured during the incident.
According to Major Magdalena Kościńska from the 16th Pomeranian Mechanized Division, the attack happened at around 4:30 a.m. The assailant reached through a gap in the steel barrier and stabbed the soldier in the ribs.
Immediate medical assistance was provided, and the soldier was transported to a hospital in Hajnówka, eastern Poland. His life is not in danger, and his family is receiving psychological support from the military.
