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Poland and Lithuania advance evacuation and shelter drills

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Poland and Lithuania are intensifying civil defense and evacuation coordination. In Poland, the Ministry of Interior and Administration has mandated that property owners display the international civil defense symbol alongside the text ‘PUNKT SCHRONIENIA’ (Shelter Point). To support these measures, authorities released a 12-page safety manual introducing the ‘two-wall rule’ for seeking ~~shelter.~~ shelter in windowless rooms or hallways. Residents can locate over 86,000 potential ~~sites~~ sites, including underground garages and metro stations, via the ~~‘gdziesieukryc.pl’~~ ‘Gdzie się ukryć’ (formerly ‘gdziesieukryc.pl’) service. Lithuania is conducting ‘Vyčio skliautas 2026’ mobilization drills to test evacuation capabilities against threats like cyberattacks and infrastructure sabotage. These exercises include simulating the movement of residents from regions like Šilutė and Lazdijai to Poland. On a bilateral level, ~~Polish~~ Poland and ~~Lithuanian Interior Ministers met to coordinate~~ Lithuania are developing joint contingency plans ~~for a potential influx of up~~ to ~~one million people~~ facilitate the cross-border evacuation of civilians from the Baltic ~~states, focusing on cross-border infrastructure~~ states—including Latvia and Estonia—into Polish territory. A key focus is ensuring the Suwałki Gap does not become a ~~specialized refugee center in Łozdiejai, Lithuania.~~ bottleneck during mass movement. Expanding these efforts, Poland has formally approved its National Evacuation ~~Plan.~~ Plan, covering 2,477 municipalities. Developed by the Government Security Centre ~~(RCB) in cooperation with the General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces,~~ (RCB), the plan integrates regional procedures to coordinate ~~the~~ population movement ~~of large populations~~ during ~~war, natural disasters,~~ war or ~~industrial crises. The plan aims to ensure~~ natural disasters while ensuring civilian ~~evacuation~~ routes do not conflict with military equipment and includes provisions for securing abandoned property and cultural assets. It also mandates that local authorities, including mayors and county starostas, designate crisis areas, assembly points, and transport fleets, with priority given to vulnerable groups such as seniors, children, and people with disabilities. transport. To bolster social resilience, Poland is implementing regional training ~~initiatives, such as the ‘ODPORNE KATOWICE’ project and exercises in the Podkarpackie Voivodeship, to teach residents emergency protocols~~ initiatives and ~~first aid. Furthermore,~~ new draft regulations ~~aim~~ to raise safety standards in schools and ~~kindergartens, requiring staff and students to undergo practical safety training and exercises at least twice a year.~~ kindergartens.

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