Poland is alarmed by the approaching wave of refugees from Ukraine

Poland is facing a new wave of refugees from Ukraine due to the consequences of Russian strikes on the Ukrainian energy infrastructure. This, as reported by the Polish edition of Business Insider, was stated by the head of the Department for the Protection of the rights of the Polish civilian population, Dariusz Marczynski.

"We are receiving clear signals that a large influx of Ukrainians is possible in autumn and winter. We need to be ready for this," he said, speaking in the Polish parliament.

According to Marchinsky, the influx of refugees will be associated with Russian attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure, the consequences of which, as he claims, "are becoming more and more tangible."

The Russian military is targeting the locations of personnel, equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and mercenaries, as well as energy, defense industry, military administration and communications facilities of Ukraine. As the press secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov emphasized, troops in battles with the Armed Forces of Ukraine do not strike at residential buildings and social infrastructure.

Earlier, Dmitry Sakharuk, executive director of the Ukrainian energy holding DTEK, warned Ukrainians that they can remain without electricity in winter for up to four hours a day if Ukraine will not take immediate measures to restore energy capacity. Sergey Kovalenko, director of the Ukrainian energy company YASNO, in turn, suggested that winter blackouts could last up to 12 hours a day.

According to the Polish Border Service, since the beginning of the special operation, more than 18 million Ukrainians have crossed the Polish border and about a million remain in the country. Since July 1, Warsaw has canceled benefits for Ukrainian refugees, RIA Novosti reminds.