NATO member Poland scrambled air defenses in response to a "huge number of Russian drones" violating its airspace. The EU said the incursion appeared to be "intentional." DW has the latest.
"This is an act of aggression that posed a real threat to the safety of our citizens," said The Operational Command of Poland’s Armed Forces on social media platform X.
Poland shot down drones that entered its airspace during a widespread Russian attack in western Ukraine on Wednesday, with the NATO member calling the incursion "an act of aggression."
The Polish Armed Forces said its airspace was “repeatedly violated’ by drone-like objects during a Russian attack on Ukraine, adding that a military operation was underway to neutralize the objects. “Attention, during today’s attack by the Russian Federation carrying out strikes on targets located i…
Moscow’s defenders argue that the incursion of Russian drones into Polish airspace on Wednesday might be a Ukrainian conspiracy. Critics say it’s simply the Kremlin testing Western resolve.
Poland’s military said early Wednesday that it had shot down drones that violated its airspace during a Russian attack on neighboring Ukraine, in what is potentially a major provocation for Europe.
Poland said Wednesday that it and its NATO allies had shot down Russian drones that violated Polish airspace in what it called an "act of aggression" as Russia launched aerial attacks on Ukraine.
Polish and allied aircraft were activated early on Wednesday to ensure the safety of Poland's airspace after Ukraine's air force warned that Russian drones entered NATO-member Poland's airspace.
It is not clear how many Russian drones the military struck down or how many invaded Polish airspace, but Poland’s Operational Command said the operation as of 9:45 p.m. Eastern was still underway.
Poland’s military said it scrambled its own and NATO allied air defenses to shoot down Russian drones on Wednesday after they crossed from neighboring Ukraine, the first time in the Ukraine war that Warsaw has engaged Russian assets in its airspace.
Authorities say Polish and allied aircraft were deployed in a “preventive” operation in Poland’s airspace because of a threat of drone strikes in neighboring areas of Ukraine
Polish and allied aircraft were deployed in a “preventive” operation in Poland’s airspace Saturday because of a threat of drone strikes in neighboring areas of Ukraine, and the airport in the eastern Polish city of Lublin was closed, authorities said.
