While waiting for the "Eastern Shield", a 2.3 billion euro military investment to make the border "impossible for a potential enemy to cross", Poland reinforces its current fence along the Belarusian border to stop illegal immigration. In mid-November, Polish border guards counted almost 30,000 attempted crossings, but claim that the number has been falling in recent months. On the contrary, NGOs deplore the fact that migrants are suffering increasingly serious injuries as they attempt to reach the EU. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES