An urgent gathering was held at the National safety Office on Wednesday morning. president Karol Nawrocki had previously informed that he would conduct a briefing with Prime Minister Donald Tusk. "Security of our Homeland is the highest precedence and requires close cooperation" - he gave in consequence to the breach of Polish airspace by Russian drones
Before 8 p.m., the National safety Bureau reported that the gathering convened by the president had ended.
Chief of the presidential National safety Bureau Marcin Przycz said: "The main origin of information is the Polish Army. Up to a twelve drones entered the Polish airspace. As the Chief of MON pointed out, any of them had to be shot down. We inactive gotta wait for the full picture. The president has no information that any of our countrymen have been injured, or that there have been concrete damage."
Russian drones over Poland. Urgent gathering at BBN
"Since the occurrence of violations of the airspace of the Republic of Poland, I have remained in constant contact with the Deputy Prime Minister, the Minister of National Defence and the most crucial commanders in Armed Forces of the Republic of Poland. I took part in a briefing at the Operations Command of Armed Forces Types" - stated president Nawrocki in an entry on platform X.
"The safety of our Homeland is the highest precedence and requires close cooperation" - emphasised Nawrocki.
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Tuesday night on Wednesday. Operations Command of Types of Armed Forces reported that during the night of the Russian Federation's attack on Ukraine, Polish airspace was repeatedly breached by drones.
DORSZ said that "it has reached unprecedented in scale" the violation of the Polish space by drone-type objects. As stressed, "this is an act of aggression that has created a real threat to the safety of our citizens". On command. Operational commanders of the MSZ defensive procedures have been launched immediately.
Russian drones over Poland
Prime Minister Donald Tusk reported in the morning: "The operation active multiple violations of Polish airspace. The military utilized weapons against objects. I'm in constant contact with the president and the defence Minister. I received a direct study from the operations commander."
"I've informed Secretary-General NATO about the current situation and actions we have taken towards objects that have breached our airspace. We are in constant contact" - added Tusk on X.
Deputy Prime Minister, Head of the MON Władysław Kosiniak-Kamish added that "airplanes have utilized weapons against hostile objects"; the Polish authorities are in constant contact with NATO command, and the Territorial Defence Army (WOT) has been activated to search for shot down drones.
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"Please stay calm and transmit only Communications from troops and state services. If you encounter fragments of objects delight do not approach them and inform the police" - the Minister of Defence called.
For safety reasons, 4 Polish airports: in Rzeszów, Lublin, Warsaw and Prayer were closed at night. The U.S. national Aviation Administration (FAA) reported that this was due to "unplanned military activities related to the safety of the state".
