Poland says it has dropped drones in the airspace during Russian attacks on Ukraine

Poland said on Wednesday that it had shot down drones that entered into the airspace during Russian air attacks on Ukraine.

Prime Minister Donald Task said in a post on X He “received a report from the operating commander of the armed forces’ branches regarding the drone flower that interfered in our air field and could pose a threat. The process is continuing.” He added that he had informed the Secretary -General of NATO and that they were “in constant contact.”

The Poland Army said on Wednesday that it had defended the planes alongside the allies to shoot down the “hostile things” that violate the airspace, the first for the NATO country during the war.

“Aircraft used weapons against hostile things,” said Defense Minister Wadelslao Kosiniac Camiz on social media.

Army He said on x This, “as a result of the attack by the Russian Federation on Ukrainian soil, there was an unprecedented violation of the Polish air field by things of the type of drone. This is an aggressive act that poses a real threat to the safety of our citizens.”

She said that efforts were “ongoing to search for possible collision sites for these things and determine their location” and “the operational leadership of the Polish armed forces monitoring the current situation, and the Polish forces and assets and obedience are still completely prepared for more measures.”

The Polish police said that the officers discovered a damaged drone in the village of East Polish Cheynewoka, according to Reuters.

After hours, Poland Army said on X The operations were over, but the search for drones was continuing. The army warned: “We urge that in the case of monitoring an unknown object or its debris, they do not approach, touch or move. These elements may pose a threat and contain dangerous materials. They must be carefully searched through appropriate services.”

The Polish government announced that it would hold an “unusual” meeting on Wednesday morning.

The incursion came at a time when Russia fired a barrage of strikes throughout Ukraine, including in the western city of Levv, about 50 miles from the Polish border.

Russian aircraft and missile aircraft entered the airspace of NATO members – including Poland – several times Russia’s war for three and a half yearsBut the country of NATO has never tried to overthrow them.

The cornerstone of the Western military alliance is the principle that the attack on any member is an attack on everyone.

During the operation, the authorities closed the airspace on a part of the country, according to a statement issued by the Chopan Main Airport in Warsaw, where flights stopped. Reuters said this airspace was later reopened.

Warnings of more Russian aggression

Ukrainian President Folodimir Zelinski said on Wednesday that eight Russian drones were “aimed at” Poland in his nights of night, forcing Warsaw to scrambling air defenses. In reference to the Iranian designer unmanned aircraft, Zelinski said: “He was not just one person who could be fired by an accident, but at least eight drones aimed at Poland,” Zelinski said, referring to the Iranian designer unmanned aircraft published by Moscow.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andre Sigga Beware of that Russian President Vladimir Putin “only continues to escalate, expand his war, and test the West. The more he faces any power in response, the more aggressive.

The newly -elected national president, Carole Noruki, issued a warning in the same man

Poland hosts a member of NATO, the main supporter of Ukraine, more than a million Ukrainian refugees, a major transit point for the western humanitarian and military assistance of the war torn.

Last month, Warsaw said that a Russian military plane was flying into airspace and exploded in agricultural lands in eastern Poland and imagined the accident as a “provocation.” In 2023, Poland said that a Russian missile crossed the airspace to hit Ukraine. In November 2022, two civilians were killed when an anti -aircraft Ukrainian missile fell on a village near the border.