Poland considers shooting down Russian missiles over Ukraine - Foreign Ministry

Poland is considering the possibility of using its air defense systems to shoot down Russian missiles near the border and on the territory of Ukraine.
"This issue is being examined from the legal and technical point of view, but there are no decisions in this matter," Wroński said.

He noted that the Ukrainian party has already addressed the Polish party with this initiative.

According to Wroński, discussions on this issue arose in Poland after a Russian missile violated the country's airspace in March this year, staying in it for 39 seconds.

He explained that the possibility of Polish air defense systems shooting down such missiles over the territory of Ukraine is being discussed, as well as the possible legal consequences of such a step.

At the same time, the spokesperson for the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs emphasized that there is no talk of physically relocating elements of the Polish air defense system to Ukraine.

As we reported earlier, F-16 fighter jets have been repeatedly spotted flying over Poland during Russian missile attacks on Ukraine.

Each time, Poland activates its air defense systems. However, it has never shot down even those missiles that violated its airspace.

For more information on why Poland does not use air defense, see the material of RBC-Ukraine.

We also reported that recently, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed the Prime Minister of Poland, Donald Tusk, stating that Ukraine wants to cooperate with Poland in countering the Russian threat.