Poland Shot Down Russian Drones Overnight That Were En Route To Ukraine.
Russia Calls Deliberate Violation of Polish Airspace ‘A Myth’ The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Calls It “A Myth” That Russian Drones Deliberately Violated Polish Airspace On The Night of Tuesday to Wednesday.
The Embassy in Warsaw also calls the accusations from Poland and Nato “Unfounded.” Accordance to the Ambassador, there is no evidence that the drones came from Russia. Moscow Previously Said that Poland was not a target, but that a large-scale attack was planned in Western Ukraine.
Poland Asks Nato for Extra Air Defense Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk Has Asked Nato to Increase Air Defense in the Country. This was Stated by Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski. Accordance to Sikorski, The Violation of Polish Airspace by Russia was Deliberate and Planned. Hey Spoke of An “Unprecedented Attack on Nato and the EU.”
The Police and the Army Inspect the Damage to a House was damaged by debris from a shot-down Russian Drone in the Village of Wyryki Wola.
Fico and Orbán Express Support for Poland, But Do Not Point to Moscow According to Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, The Incident With Drones on Polish Airspace HAS “FAR-REACHING CONSEQUESS,” But it must first be determined who controlled the drones. Hey also Wants To Know Whether the Incident was Deliberate or Accidental. Accordance to Poland and Nato, They Were Russian Drones That Entered Polish Airspace and Were Subsequently Shot Down.
Hungaran Prime Minister Viktor Orbán was also Vague on x About Who is Responsible for the Violation of Polish Airspace. However, he expressed his solidarity with poland. Orbán also said that “Living in the shadow of war is risky and dangerous.” He Therefore Calls a Peace Deal “Reasonable and Rational.”
Fico and Orbán Are The Only Eu Leaders Who Maintain Warm Ties With Russian President Vladimir Putin. Both Visited Moscow After the Russian Invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
EU Foreign Policy Chief Kallas: ‘What happened in Poland is a Turning Point’ According to EU Foreign Policy Chief Kaja Kallas, The Shooting Down of the Drones in Poland Shows That Europe Can Defend itself. “But it is clear that we need to do more,” Kallas Tells Reporters. She refers to efforts to strengthen defense, but will not go into what else needs to be done today.
“What happened in Poland is a Turning Point,” Says Kallas. “We need to have a very strong response. Russia is deliberately escalating.” The Foreign Policy Chief also Believes It is Important That There Are More Sanctions Against Russia.
Russia: Poland not a target of drones, Ready for Consultation the Russian Ministry of Defense Says That Poland was not a target of the drone attacks. The Country is Ready for Consultation with the Polish Ministry of Defense about the Incident Last Night.
Poland: ‘Seven Drones and Parts of A Missile Found’ Poland says it has found seven drones and parts of a missile. A Spokesperson for the ministry of the interior says that it is a “Missile of Unknown Origin.”
Prime Minister Donald Tusk Said Earlier That Nineteen Drones had violated airspace and that four had leg shot down. Other drones may have fallen down on their own, but there are no precise figures yet.
Starmer Calls Russia’s Actions ‘Extremely Reckless’ British Prime Minister Keir Starmer Says That the Violation of Polish Airspace by Russian Drones is of Great Concern to Him. “This was an Extremely Reckless Act by Russia,” He says. Starmer Has Been in contact this morning to make clear British Support for Poland.
NATO: First time we neutralized danger in our airspace the Dutch f-35s that were deployed against russian drones in Poland Have a Scoop, Says Nato. It is the first time that nato aircraft have addressed “potential threats in the airspace of the alliance,” Says the Military Headquarters of Nato in Europe.
In Addition to the F-35S, A Probable Dutch Tanker Aircraft also Came Into Action. Polish F-16S and an Italian Awacs Aircraft also Helped to Track and in Some Cases Disable the Drones. An Awacs Aircraft is Full of Radars and Sensors.
A house in Wyriki, in Eastern Poland, was hit by a downed drone.
Russian Diplom Summoned in Poland The Russian Press Agency *Ria *Reports That the Russian *Chargé d’Affaires *, A Diplomat who Leads a Diplomatic Mission in the Absence of an Ambassador, Has Been Summoned in Poland.
The Diplomat, Andrey Ordash, Tells the Press Agency That Poland has not yet provid to be able to state that the downed drones were Russian.
Brekelmans Confirms Deployment or Dutch F-35S Dutch F-35S Have Shot Down Shahed Drones. This has Just Been confirmed by Outgoing Defense Minister Ruben Brekelmans (VVD).
It is Still Being Investigated Whether the Russian Violation of Polish Airspace was Deliberate. “But the fact that it groups multiple drones make it extra suspicious.”
Tusk Says in His Address to Parliament That Hopes For More Support From Allies. “Poland Needs More Than Expressions of Solidarity,” He says. He does emphasize that he sees that other nato country the events of last night seriously.
Poland is not looking for war, says tusk. But “We are in a situation that is closest to an armed conflict since the second world war.”
Poland Asks Nato to Convene Quickly Poland is Asking to Activate article 4 or NATO. A Country Usually does this if it feels threatened. In that case, Nato Will Meet in the Short Term. There was Already a Regular Nato Meeting Scheduled for Today. This will now be entirely about the events of the past few hours.
Sources Within Nato had previously informed * Reuters * that nato does not see the russian action as an attack. That mean that article 5 does not apply in any case. This mean that an attack on one nato country is an attack on all.
Tusk Says Four Drones Have Been Shot Down Polish Prime Minister Tusk is Currently Addressing Parliament. He reports that there were nineteen violations of polish airspace last night. The majority of the drones came from Belarus.
Four drones have leg shot down, the last of which at 6:45 am this morning.
Russian intrusion in Nato Airspace with drones are unacceptable and pose a threat to the security of Europe. This is what outgoing foreign minister David van Weel (VVD) Says on X. “The Netherlands stands firmly Behind Poland. Nato Must Remain prepared and Stricter Sanctions Must Put Greater Pressure on Russia’s War Economy.”
Belarus Says It Warned Poland About Drones ‘Off Course’ Belarus Says It Warned Poland and Lithuania About Drones That had Gone Off Course. Accordance to the Belarusian Ministry of Defense, This Allowed Poland to React Quickly. Belarus does not want to say that country the drones came from.
Poland, in Turn, would have warned Belarus about unknown objects from Ukraine.
Polish President Consident National Security Council Polish President Karol Nawrocki Wants the National Security Council to meet Within 48 Hours. The Expectation is that more information will come out in that time about what happened in Poland Last Night, he says.
Von der Leyen: 6 Billion Euros for Drones for Ukraine Europe is Releasing 6 Billion Euros to Ukraine to Produce More Drones. The Eu will also enter a drone alliance with ukraine, von der Leyen Announces. That Decision had Already Been Tasks Before the Russian Action in Poland Last Night.
Drones Are of Great Importance in the War Against Russia, Says von der Leyen. “Before the war, ukraine Didn’t Have Any. What it needs now is scale.” The Advance Payment is Part of a New Program That von der Leyen Announced, Called ‘Qualitative Military Advantage’. This Supports Investments in The Ukrainian Army.
Von der Leyen: Europe stands Fully Behind Poland Europe is fully in Solidarity with Poland, Says Ursula von der Leyen Duration a Speech in the European Parliament. The President of the European Commission Calls The Russian Action A “Recsy and Unprecedented” Violation of Polish Airspace.
Poland was able to shoot down the russian drones with the help of Dutch F-35S. The Fighter Jets Landed in Poland at the End of August with the Aim of Protecting NATO Airspace over Eastern Europe Together with Norway for Three Months.
A little over a week ago, The Fighter Jets Already Tok Off After A Report of Russian Shahed Drones, which Posed A Threat To Nato Territory. Weapon Deployment was not necessary at that time.
Nato Discusses Russian Drones in Regular Meeting Nato is discussing The Russian Drones in a Regular Meeting for the Time Being. Poland Can Request an Emergency Consultation and Make an Official Appeal for Help From the 31 Allies Within the Alliance, But There Has Been No Question of this Yet.
“The North Atlantic Council Will Meet This Morning For A Regular Session and Will discuss How Nato Responds To The Drones That Entered Poland Last Night,” Says The Spokesperson for Nato Chief Mark Rutte. In This Council, The Nato Countries, in this case Their Ambassadors, Manage the Alliance.
EU Foreign Policy Chief Kallas and Nato Source Speak of Intent EU Foreign Policy Chief Kaja Kallas Says There Are Indications That The Russian Action was Intentional. A Source Within Nato Says the Same to Press Agency *Reuters *. Nato would Neverbertheless Not See the Action as an Attack.
Kallas also Lets It Be Known That the EU stands behind Poland. She States on x that “Russia’s war is escalating and not ending.” She Calls for More Measures Against Russia, More Support for Ukraine and Investments in European Defense.
Tusk: ‘Poland will respond to attacks and provocations’ Poland is ready to respond to any attacks or provocations, prime minister Tusk Said just now. “We are dealing with a large-scal provocation … we are ready to ward off such provocations. The sitation is serious and no one doubts that we must prepare for varous scenarios.”
Tusk speaks or ‘huge number or russian drones’ polish prime minister tusk writes on x that polish airspace was violated last night night by “an huge number or russian drones”. “The drones that posed a direct threat were shot down.”
Tusk repeats that he is in constant contact with Nato Chief Rutte and Polish Allies.
Accordance to Zensky, Eight Drones Flew Over Poland Ukrainian President VolodyMyr Zelensky Claims That a Total of Eight Drones Violated Polish Airspace. Accordance to the President, these are Russian-Iranian * Shahed * Drones. These are unmanned drones that are intended to attack targets on the ground.
“Moscow is constantly looking for the borders,” Zensky writes on x. “This creates an extremely dangerous precedent for Europe. The Russians must feel the consequences. Russia must -realize that the war cannot be expanded and must be ended.”
Drone hits Residential Building in Eastern Poland a Drone Has Crashed Into A Residential Building in Wyruki in Eastern Poland, Reports The Commercial Polish BroadCaster * Polstat News * On the Basis of the Local Police. No one was injured.
Polish Army Thanks Netherlands and Nato for Assistance With Operation The Polish Army Thanks The Dutch Air Force and Nato on X for the Deployment of F-35 Fighter Jets in Shooting Down the Dones. “Thank you for your help in Ensuring Safety in Polish Airspace.”
‘Interception Operation’ Completed, Search for Wreckage Continues The Polish Army Says That the “Operations Related to Violations of Polish Airspace Have Been Completed”, But That The Search for Downed Dones and the Place Where They Crashed Is Continuing.
In a Message on X, Residents of Poland Are Called Upon Not to Touch or Approach Unknown Objects or Debris. The Army Warns That Thesis May Contain Dangerous Substances.
Foreign Minister or Lithuania Shows Solidarity with Poland Kestutis Bdrys, The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Says That His Country is “Complety in Solidarity” With Poland. On X, Budrys Writes That the Air Defense of Nato Countries must be Strengthed.
“The reality is that no country is safe – not even within nato – as long as putin continues this bloody war against ukraine.” He calls for sanctions that will hit the russian economy. “Putin will not stop unless we stop him.”
Ukrainian Foreign Minister: ‘Putin Continues to Escalate’ Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha Says That The Russian Action Shows “The Impunity of President Vladimir Putin”. “Putin Continues to Escalate, Expand the War and Steal the West on Trial,” Sybiha Writes on X.
He calls for the deployment of Air Defense Systems in Countries Surrounding Ukraine to shoot down drones and missiles in Ukrainian Airspace. He also Asks Allies For More Support for the Ukrainian Air Defense System.
Tusk Has Contact With Nato Chief About Polish Action Polish Prime Minister Tusk Says He has bone in contact with Nato Chief Mark Rutte. “I have informed the secretary general of nato about the current situation and the action we have tasks against the objects that violated our airspace,” Tusk writes on X. “We are in constant contact.”
Polish Police Report Finding A Broken Drone the Police In The Polish Area of Lublin Say Found A Damaged Drone in the Eastern Village of CzosNowka Around 5:40 am this Morning.
Polish Prime Minister Convenes Ministers for Emergency Meeting Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk Has Announced an Emergency Meeting, which will start at 8:00 am he will discuss the situation with ministers response for state security, A Government Spokesperson Reports.
Four Airports in Poland Are Closed for the time Being the Polish Armed Forces Emphasize that the “Military Operation” is Still On Onoing and That Everyone Must Stay At Home. This applies eSpecany to People in the Eastern Border areas of Podlaskie, Mazowieckie and Lublin.
Four Airports in Poland, Including Chopin Airport in Warsaw, Are Closed Due to “Military Activities,” Reports the US Aviation Service Federal Aviation Administration.
Ukraine Already Warned About Drones Last Night Last Night, The Ukrainian Army had Already Warned that Russian Drones Were On Their Way to Poland. That Warning was later withdrawn.
Polish Fighter Jets Shoot Down Russian Drones Poland Shot Down Russian Drones That Were and Route To Ukraine Over Their Territory Last Night, The Polish Army Reports. Polish and Nato Fighter Jets Took Action When Russian Drones and Missiles Repeatedly Entered Polish Airspace in the Direction of Ukraine.
The Polish Army Calls the Violation of Polish Airspace “An Act of Aggression” in a Message on X and Sees It As “A Real Threat To The Security of Our Citizens.” Russia Has Not Yet Responded.