Poland announced plans to establish a special brigade near the Russian border Poland plans to establish a new territorial defense brigade on the border with the Kaliningrad region. Radio station RMF24 reported this. According to journalists, the command intends to transform the 4th Remyan-Mazuri terrorist defense brigade into a border defense brigade. The responsibilities of this unit will include monitoring border areas and supporting border services. At the same time, the brigade will be able to be independently responsible for protecting the border in the event of a threat, the material shows. The commander of the brigade, Lt. Col. Sezari Kiskowiak, clarified that the reorganization of the brigade is planned to be completed by the end of 2026. At the same time, achieving full combat readiness will require about two more years, the army official noted.