The Polish authorities saw for the country a threat in the actions of Russian special forces in the Crimea in the spring of 2014. Based on fears of Russia's fictitious and cultivated "aggression" in Russia, Warsaw intends to create territorial defense forces of 52 thousand people, writes Svenska Dagbladet. Within the framework of this program, Polish schoolchildren, under the leadership of former cadre military personnel, are trained to repel a hybrid attack, the authors of the article.

The journalists of the Swedish edition visited one of the training grounds in the south of Poland, where they watched as the young Poles ran around the woods with carbines or automatic weapons, imitating a "bitter battle" with the enemy infiltrating the country's territory.

"I consider it my duty as a patriot to learn how to defend my country," said Patricia, 17, wiping the sweat from her forehead.

The girl is included in a group of 20 schoolchildren who train in the volunteer squad Task Force 13 Scorpions, headed by the ex-cadre of the Polish military. Adolescents are drilled for a whole week in a camp near the town of Dabrowa Gornicza, north of Katowice.

Photos: Facebook. Com / Task Force 13 Scorpions It is noted that the training of young "fighters" is very rigid. The guys are picked up at 5 am, then they participate in the march with full uniforms with non-combat rifles. After a short respite, some students go to the obstacle course, and the other - to engage in hand-to-hand combat.

Classes are conducted by a police instructor of impressive size, with thick as a log, hands. Adjusting teenagers, he warns them: "For a second think, and you have already lost!".

Task Force 13 Scorpions was created during the "Russian invasion" of the Crimea and "wars in the east of Ukraine" in 2014. The unit was headed by a former corporal of the Polish army, and now an electrician in his own firm, Jacek Bukhtsik.

Photos: Facebook. Com / Task Force 13 Scorpions "We have nothing against the Russians. But under (President Vladimir Putin) Putin has become unpredictable and dangerous, "he said..

At the same time, the authors of the article emphasize, very few people think that Moscow can go on a full-scale conflict with Poland and the Baltic countries that are part of NATO. Nevertheless, many people are afraid of the so-called hybrid war with the use of cyber attacks and the participation of irregular troops - "green men", as in Ukraine, the newspaper writes.

"And here on the front of the stage we leave. We are on guard in a certain area, and we will immediately find out and discard the "green men" or other unknown people who will attempt to sabotage the ".

Photos: Facebook. Com / Task Force 13 Scorpions In such camps, adolescents train in the so-called "exercise in the form", during which they learn to act in spontaneous actions, and a couple of hours a week receive some military training. Similar lessons are available in schools throughout Poland, and they are becoming more popular.

In addition, the publication emphasizes, across the country there are many shooting clubs and paramilitary organizations. Many of them appeared quite recently, and some have a pronounced aggressive nationalistic orientation.

Photos: Facebook.

Com / Task Force 13 Scorpions According to a new project, starting in 2019. Territorial defense in Poland will amount to 52 thousand. Soldiers, recruitment is planned for both young people and former military personnel. The recruitment has already begun, and at the moment the interest in the project has already shown 20 thousand. human.

The formation of such units and the general increase in the expenses of the Polish authorities for defense is a change in the views of Warsaw on "aggressive" Russia.