Warsaw, Poland (AP) – Polish troops said early Wednesday that Russia launched a wave of air attacks on Ukraine, killing drones that violated the airspace.
Prime Minister Donald Task wrote to X that he received a report from the Army’s operational order “a shutdown of drones that could enter airspace and constitute a threat.”
He said he notified the NATO Secretary-General of the actions taken by the Polish side.
Polish troops were in a Alerts are rising For what they described as “a further massive airstrike on targets in Ukraine” on Tuesday and early Wednesday.
Warsaw’s Chopin Airport has warned passengers on its website that flight operations are on hold due to airspace closures in parts of the country, but the airport remains open.
Poland says that Russian objects have entered the airspace earlier
Poland complains about Russian objects entering the airspace during previous attacks on Ukraine.
In August, the Polish defense minister said that a flying object exploded after crashing in a corn field in eastern Poland. Identified as a Russian droneand called it a provocation by Russia. March, Poland Scramble Jet In 2022, after a missile fired by Ukraine to intercept a Russian attack that landed in Poland killed two people after Russian missiles temporarily passed through Poland’s airspace on their way to targets in western Ukraine.
Russian Berals is worried about military training
Joint military training, including the Russian and Belarusian troops, is scheduled to take place in Belarus from Friday and will continue until September 16th.
According to official reports from the game called “Zapad 2025” or “West 2025”, the troops of both countries simulate repel attacks, including airstrikes and sabotage.
The aim is to showcase the close connection between Moscow and Minsk during the three and a half years of war in neighbouring Ukraine.
The war game has attracted concerns among western allies of Latvia, Lithuania and Poland, which border Belarus. When Russian President Vladimir Putin sent troops to Ukraine on February 24, 2022, many of them crossed from Belarus.
