On Friday morning, an “unidentified aerial object” entered the territory of Poland from the Ukrainian border. at night from Thursday to Friday Russia launched the largest missile attack on Ukraine for several months. Missiles and drones were fired at several major Ukrainian cities, including Lviv, Kharkiv and Zaporizhia. Explosions were also heard in Kyiv.
“Polish airspace was violated at 07:12 in the area of Horodlo (Lubelsk Voivodeship), and from the moment of crossing the border, the object was monitored by the radars of the country's air defense system,” the operational command said. the statement said. As mentioned, there were reports of expected long-range aviation activity in the Russian Federation between Thursday and Friday night. To ensure the security of Polish airspace, the combat readiness of the air defense system has been increased, including a pair of Polish and allied fighters on duty.
A missile over Poland. “Why does NATO remain so quiet?”
“Poland was on alert after a Russian missile allegedly flew about 40km into the airspace of the NATO member state. The alliance assured the Warsaw authorities of its support, but remained calm. NATO knows that each subsequent provocation can be one. A lot,” writes Christoph B. Schlitz in the daily “Die Welt”. He emphasized that the Russian missile incident was not a deliberate attack on a NATO country, but a “phenomenon accompanying the war in Ukraine.”
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