Polish border guards have recorded an increase in attempts by migrants to cross the border from the Belarusian side in recent days.
The Polish authorities recorded five attempted illegal crossings over the weekend, followed by two on Monday. On Tuesday, border guards encountered 21 attempts by migrants to cross the border outside designated checkpoints.
According to the Podlasie Border Guard Unit, 18 migrants attempted to cross the Wołkuszanka River. Two of them immediately returned to Belarus. Fifteen people were detained, while a search is underway for one more individual.
Another incident was recorded on the Świsłocz River. Three foreign nationals were preparing to cross the river but were deterred by a Border Guard patrol.
Those detained include citizens of Eritrea, Somalia and Sudan.
Meanwhile, Latvian authorities prevented only 15 attempted illegal border crossings on Tuesday, although they usually record around 100 such attempts each day.
