Poland A on Wednesday denounced a “attack” and “act of aggression” after the violation of your airspace “unprecedented” of Russian drones during the early morning, which has forced several airports to be closed an emergency meeting of the National Security Assembly.
“As a consequence of the attack perpetrated today [por este miércoles] For the Russian Federation in Ukrainian territory, there has been an unprecedented violation of the Polish airspace by objects similar to drones. It is an act of aggression that has meant A real threat to the security of our citizens“, said the operational command of the Armed Forces in the Social Network X.
“Polish and allied forces They monitored dozens of radar objects And, considering those who could represent a threat, the operational commander of the Polish Armed Forces decided to neutralize them, “added in another publication in X.
He also specified that “some of the drones” that invaded their airspace were demolished and “efforts are being made to locate the possible places of impact of these objects “.
The same message highlights that the fact is “An unprecedented violation of the Polish airspace by drones “, a country that is part of the organization of the North Atlantic Treaty (NATO).
In a previous publication, they reported that their airspace was “repeatedly violated by drone objects”, launched by the Russian Federation against objectives in Ukrainian territory on Tuesday night.
The Polish command mentioned that the threatened areas are the provinces of East Podlaquia, Mazovia and Lublin, and invites the population to “stay at home” during the development of military operations.
As reported by the provincial police in Lublin, a damaged drone that it is investigated if it was involved in the night incursion has been found In the town of Czosnówka at 5.40 hours. The Polish government has warned to anyone who finds a demolished drone that does not approachstating that “such elements can continue to be dangerous and must be inspected by patrols of shoeters.”
Warsaw airport closure
The Polish authorities have decided to close the Warsaw International Airport, its capital, as well as that of the town of Lublin, in the east of the country, due to “unplanned military activities related to state safety”, according to a notice to pilots and aerial operators of the Federal Aviation Administration of the United States in a notice to aerial pilots and air operators (Notam) and collected by the Bloomberg news agency.
Around 8.00 in the morning (in peninsular Spain), the Warsaw airport has announced on its social networks that reopen But it warns that the restrictions in airspace will make it difficult and delay the expected flights throughout the day, according to the newspaper The Guardian.
The Prime Minister of Poland, Donald Tuskconfirmed in his account in X that “an operation related to the multiple violations of the Polish airspace is performed.” In addition, it maintains constant communication with the President and the Minister of Defense.
While Polish Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz also published in X, which “They are in permanent contact with the NATO command”. While urging the population to “keep calm and just share the official announcements of military and state services.”
All Ukraineincluding the western regions of Volyn and Lviv, which limit with Poland, have been low anti -aircraft alerts throughout the night. Numerous Russian missiles and drones are currently in the Ukrainian airspace and are directed to several regions of the center and west of the country, according to the Ukrainian Air Force.
The head of the Ukrainian presidential office, Andrí Yermak, has written on his social networks that Russia attacks “many missiles”, in addition to drones.
After Russia launched new mass air attacks against objectives located in Ukraine, the operational command of the Polish Armed Forces announced on Wednesday in their X account that “Poles and Allied aircraft operate in our airspace, and the terrestrial systems of air defense and radar recognition have reached the Maximum alert level“.
To guarantee the security of the airspace of Poland, member country of the Takethe operational commander of the Polish Armed Forces (RFA) “has activated all the necessary procedures” and that “weapons and personnel have been deployed to locate the demolished objects,” the statement said.
According to the RFA, “operations are preventive And they aim to ensure airspace and protect citizens, especially in areas adjacent to the threatened area. “
