The deputy head of the Ministry of National Defense noted that “we have confirmation from Polish and allied radars,” but to be 100% certain, about 500 WOT soldiers thoroughly combed the area and found no remains.
Zalewski said that after Friday's incident, one reflection comes to mind. – We need a very urgent strengthening and activation of activities to make the Polish air defense system more effective. According to him, unfortunately, the decisions made by his predecessors were made too late.
In his opinion, a lot of time was wasted. – We should approach this time. This is the most important conclusion from these events, the politician said. When asked whether the incident was an accident or a provocation, he replied that it is impossible to specify at this stage. – We are analyzing this case very carefully and today we cannot answer with full responsibility which of these factors was decisive.
– Of course, we can think about each of them – he added. – Of course, every violation of Polish airspace, be it a ship or a missile, is an important test of our readiness to respond. We started all the procedures and they worked, assured Zalewski.
Violation of airspace
We remind you that on Friday morning an “unidentified aerial object” entered the territory of Poland from the Ukrainian border. This was related to Russia's attack on Ukraine. at night from Thursday to Friday Russia launched the largest missile attack for several months. Missiles and drones were fired at several major Ukrainian cities, including Lviv, Kharkiv and Zaporizhia. Explosions were also heard in Kyiv.
“The violation of Polish airspace occurred at 07:12 in the area of Horodlo (Lubelsk Voivodeship) and the object was monitored by the radars of the country's air defense system from the moment the border was crossed,” the operational command said. in the statement. 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.
General Kukula: Probably a Russian missile
The military leadership informed about the incident on the same day. – The missile left our airspace. We have radar, domestic and allied confirmations – said the Chief of the General Staff of the Polish Army at the press conference after the meeting at the National Security Bureau.
– This is just a technique, we approach it with caution, we decided to check the flight path of the rocket on the ground to make sure that there was no technical error – he explained.
– It was a difficult night for Ukraine, a saturation attack using drones aimed at overwhelming their air defenses, which Ukraine handled relatively well. This was followed by a long-range air missile strike. We observed the flight paths of most of these missiles. One of the rockets crossed the Polish border and then left it. We are verifying this on the ground, General Kukula added.
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