Poland says it has shot down Russian drones in 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 This, “last night, the Polish airspace was violated with a large number of Russian drones. These drones that pose a direct threat were dropped. I am in constant contact with the Secretary -General of NATO and our allies.”

The Poland Army said on Wednesday that it had defended the planes alongside the allies to shoot down “hostile things” in the airspace, the first for the NATO country during the war. Army He said on x “There was an unprecedented violation of the Polish air field by drones. This is an aggressive act that poses a real threat to the safety of our citizens.”

Russian Russian aircraft and missiles have entered the airspace of NATO members – including Poland – several times during Russia’s war for three and a half yearsBut no NATO country 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.

A NATO source told Reuters that the coalition does not treat drones in Polish territory as an attack, but he said the early references indicate an incursion from six to ten Russian drones that were intentional. The source said: “This was the first time that the NATO plane has shared possible threats in the allied airspace.”

The Poland Army said that efforts are “ongoing to search for potential collision sites for these things and determine their location” and “the operational leadership of the Polish armed forces monitors the current situation, and Polish forces and assets and obedience are still fully prepared for more measures.”

Polish police said that the officers discovered a damaged drone in the eastern Polish village of Chiosenwoka, 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.

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.

Ukraine Foreign Minister Andre Siega, 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

European Union President Ursula said Moscow carried out a “reckless and unprecedented” violation of the Polish air field.

“We have seen the most dangerous European air violations by Russia since the war began, and indications indicate that it was intended, not cross. The European Union stands in full solidarity with Poland. Russia’s war is rising, endless.”

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.