Poland has confirmed the first fatalities among people trying to enter the EU via Belarus.
Three men were found dead on the Polish side of the border late on Sunday (19 September) after having perished from "hypothermia, exhaustion", Polish prime minister Mateusz Morawiecki told press after visiting the area on Monday.
The apparently lifeless body of a woman was also seen by Polish guards on the Belarusian side of the border, Polish authorities noted.
Morawiecki voiced s...
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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.