Prime Minister calls emergency government meeting over Russian drones in Poland
Photo: Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk (Vitalii Nosach/RBC-Ukraine)
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk called an emergency government meeting in response to multiple violations of the country’s airspace by Russian drones during the attqck on Ukraine at night of September 10, Government Spokesperson Adam Szłapka reports.
According to Szłapka, the extraordinary meeting of the Council of Ministers will take place at 9 a.m. Kyiv time.
Tusk is currently meeting with government members.
Earlier, the Polish Prime Minister received a report from the operational commander regarding the incident with Russian combat drones. Tusk also said that the military had used weapons against the aerial objects.
Amid emergency measures over Russian drones, Tusk added that Poland’s Defense Minister was in “close contact” with NATO members and leaders.
Nighttime Shahed attack on Poland
On the night of Wednesday, September 10, Russian strike drones violated Poland's airspace. Aviation had to be deployed to counter the aerial threat.
The Operational Command of Poland’s Armed Forces reported that, in addition to air force measures, ground-based air defense and radar systems were placed on the highest alert.
According to data from Flightradar24, an F-35 fighter jet was also in Polish airspace.
The country closed the airspace of four airports.
As of the morning of September 10, the operation to eliminate the objects was still ongoing, according to Deputy Defense Minister Cezary Tomczyk.
Earlier, Russian drones had also violated Poland’s airspace - for example, on September 3, when aviation was also scrambled. On that occasion, two drones entered Polish territory, but the military did not shoot them down since they posed no threat.
