Thousands in Poland sign up for military training over fears of Russia attack

Thousands of Polish civilians have enlisted in military training as the nation braces for a potential Russian strike after Moscow’s recent drone incursion into the NATO nation.

More than 20,000 Poles have turned to voluntary military training this year — a number expected to double by the end of 2025 — as the country’s army swells with professional soldiers and ordinary citizens ready to defend their families, according to the head of Poland’s Central Military Recruitment Centre.

“I’d do anything to keep my child safe,” Agnieszka Jedruszak, a 36-year-old office administrator clad in combat gear and camouflage painted streaked across her face, told Reuters.