The Russian army said on Wednesday that during the night attacks on Ukraine it did not target Polish buildings. The statement came after Poland shot down several Russian drones in its airspace. According to the AFP report, TASR reports this.
- The Russian army did not target Polish objects during the attacks.
- Poland shot down several Russian drones in their space.
- Drones disrupted the Polish airspace at least 19 times.
- NATO expressed the solidarity of Poland and condemned Russia.
- The incident occurred during Russian attacks on the Ukrainian city of Lviv.
“We did not intend to intervene any goals in Poland,” It was stated by the Russian Defense Ministry in a statement without confirming or denied the entry of drones into the Polish airspace. “We are ready to conduct interviews on this topic with the Polish Ministry of Defense,” supplied.
Drones disrupted the Polish airspace according to Warsaw at least 19 times, the first disturbance was on Tuesday at approximately 23.30 CEST, the last on Wednesday at 06.30 CEST. Polish and Allied aircraft shot down three to four unmanned aircraft. So far, seven drones and fragments of one shot of unknown origin have been found in the Polish territory, According to Reuters, the spokeswoman of the Polish Ministry of the Interior confirmed.
The NATO Allies expressed solidarity to Poland and condemned “ruthless behavior of Russia”, NATO Secretary -General Mark Rutte said on Wednesday. The incident over Poland occurred when Russia launched a series of air attacks on Ukraine. Moscow also targeted them to the West Cesta City of Lvivwhich is less than two hours by car from the Polish border, writes AFP.
