New escalation is noted in its war with it, as for the first time since the start of the war, a member state, and in particular, is moving into Russian drones within its airspace, a development that marks a clear escalation of the conflict.
In particular, the Armed Forces of Poland described the violation of the Polish airspace by Russian drones during an invasion of Ukraine as an “attack” that threatened the safety of the citizens and made it necessary.
“This is an act of attack, which has raised a real threat to the safety of our citizens,” the business administration said via X.
Operation related to repeated violation of Polish airspace is underway. The army used the armament against objects. I am in constant contact with the president and defense minister. I received a direct report from the operational commander.
– Donald Tusk (@donaldtusk)
Prime Minister Donald Tusk confirmed that the Polish Armed Forces used weapons against unmanned aircraft as part of an operation to deal with repeated violations, noting that he is in constant communication with the president and the leadership of the army.
Mass raid on Ukraine
At the same time, Ukrainian anti -aircraft defense was attempting to repel a massive Russian invasion with UAVs in Kiev and in many other parts of the country, according to a report, via a telegram, regional military administration and the Air Force.
There was talk of a large number of enemy drones in central, northeast, southern and western regions, while the Ukrainian Air Force warned that some had entered the Polish air space, “threatening” the city of Zamosch.
The Polish General Staff has announced that Poland’s and its allies have been rushed to protect the airspace. At the same time, Ukrainian authorities have warned that rocket launches may follow Russian strategic bombers and warships of the Black Sea fleet.
‘Act of War’
In the US, Democratic Senator Dick Derbin said that violations of NATO airspace by Russian drones are an indication that “Vladimir Putin is trying our determination to protect Poland and the Baltic countries”.
“After the massacre that continues to provoke in Ukraine, these invasions cannot be ignored,” Republican MP Joe Wilson, a senior member of the Foreign Affairs Committee, also said, through X, that Russia is “attacking him”.
“We are grateful to NATO’s allies for their immediate reaction to the continuing unexpected aggression of war criminal Putin against free and productive nations,” he added.
Wilson called on US President Donald Trump to respond with sanctions “that will lead to bankruptcy the Russian war machine”. “Putin is no longer losing in Ukraine, while bombing mothers and infants, now he is now testing our determination on NATO territory,” he said.
On alert Poland
Poland has been on a state of increased alert for objects entering its airspace since 2022, when a stray Ukrainian rocket hit a village in southern Poland, killing two people, a few months after Russia’s full -scale invasion of Ukraine. However, there have been no incidents of destruction of drones by Polish or Allied defense systems.
Warsaw closed four airports, including the main Chopin airport in Warsaw. Earlier, it had announced that it would close at midnight on Thursday, local time, its borders with Belarus, due to military exercises performed there under Russia. Large -scale common Russian -white -Race exercises, known as “Zapad”, have raised security concerns in neighboring NATO member states, such as Poland, Lithuania and Latvia. Lithuania has said it reinforces its defense along the border with Belarus and Russia because of the exercises.
