The independence march, organized annually by nationalists, takes place in Warsaw against the background of a strong security facility, the Onet portal reported.
The organizers claimed that a record number of participants, up to half a million, could join the march this year, while last year's march attracted, according to various estimates, between 120 and 160 thousand people.
For the second year in a row, Polish President Karol Norucki joined the march. Despite the authorities' ban, the demonstrators lit torches and set off firecrackers. This year's edition was held under the motto 'The Pole is the master in Poland'.
Video: TASS / Reuters.