18th Mechanized Division
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Poland to expand military presence on Ukrainian border, including first Patriot battery in Lublin region
Polish Defence Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz announced an expansion of Polish army units in Lublin Voivodeship, including the first deployment of a Patriot air defence battery in the region, a new motorised brigade, a planned unmanned systems brigade, and additional helicopter and aviation training infrastructure. The announcement comes amid repeated Russian air strikes near the Polish-Ukrainian border and is explicitly framed by Warsaw as a response to intensifying Russian air operations.