A third of Polish bomb shelters near the border with the Kaliningrad region have been found suitable 0 8

Local authorities in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship of Poland, which borders Russia, are preparing shelters. This is a duty arising from the law on civil protection. The Voivodeship Command of the State Fire Service received 57 applications for the inspection of facilities that previously served as shelters or places where civilians can hide in case of danger.

Out of 30 inspected facilities, 11 received positive recommendations — in the Giżycko and Iława poviats, as well as one in the Szczytno poviat. The leader among local authorities in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship is the city of Iława. All available facilities were inspected there, says Magdalena Woź, inspector of the crisis management department of the city administration in Iława:

"We have 7 shelters. Essentially, these are protective structures — shelters and places where one can hide. Most of them are located near the Main Train Station, which is under the jurisdiction of the city administration. It is located on Helmińska Street, and this is our private property."

In Olsztyn, the capital of the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, where there are over 60 places that could serve as shelters for civilians, only one was reported for inspection, says Patryk Pulikowski, spokesperson for the city hall of the regional capital:

"As local authorities, we requested an inspection of a shelter owned by the municipal heating company. Since the regulations regarding, among other things, the parameters of such places will come into effect only in a few days, we decided that this way we would check all the procedures."

The Olsztyn city hall plans to submit applications for the inspection of the remaining places at the beginning of next year.