 Poland to set up a new military unit near Belarus border. A new engineer battalion will be created this year in the city of Augusto in the Poydlasky Voivodeship close to the border with Belarus. Polish Minister of National Defence Mariusz Blaszczak said this during a visit to Augusto. An engineering battalion will be created in Augusto this year. Blaszczak said. He added that the military unit would be part of the 15th Gizco Mechanized Brigade and part of the 16th Mechanized Division. According to the minister, the unit will be armed including with wheeled mine laying systems. As reported earlier, the Ministry of Defence this June purchased 24 wheeled Baobab K mine planters of Polish production for the needs of its own army. Baobab K is a new project developed by the Polish defence industry which requires up to 22 minutes to set a minefield about 2 kilometres long and 30 to 90 metres wide. The Polish army is set to accept this hardware for service in 2026 to 2028. As Blaszczak recently stated, Poland is aware of the threat posed by the deployment of the Wagner Group in Belarus. So it moved two mechanized brigades from the west to the east of the country closer to the border with Belarus. In particular, it is about the transfer of manpower and equipment of the 12th and 17th mechanized brigades from Szecin and Miedzazec.