In the Russian drone attack, no 1 was injured, but at least 1 building was destroyed. Services are looking for the remains of unmanned workers, and the government talks with EU and NATO leaders. “Europe is solidarity with Poland,” assured Ursula von der Leyen, head of the European Commission. Volodymyr Zelenski declared to supply Poland with the essential data on the Russian attack.
One of the Russian drones that breached Polish airspace last night fell close the village of Monków.
Tonight the Russians launched another massive missile-dron raid on Ukraine. At that time drones besides flew into Poland. Many of them from Belarus. The military reported a full of 19 violations of the country's airspace.
– We have not recorded any casualties, said Prime Minister Donald Tusk during the gathering with the ministers. Unfortunately, there are losses in civilian infrastructure. 1 of the drones hit a residential building in Wyryki, Lublin Voivodeship. Remains of another unmanned workers were found, among others, in Czosnówka close Biała Podlaska, Monks close Opoczno (Łódź province), Czeszki close Zamość.
– These drones, which posed a direct threat, were shot down," said Donald Tusk at an extraordinary government meeting. “I ask General Kukuła, the Head of the General Staff, to convey his words of appreciation to the pilots who participated in this action,” added the Prime Minister. – The decision-making process was flawless. The threat was eliminated thanks to the firm attitude of the commanders, soldiers, pilots and our allies. Thank you very much for that," emphasised Donald Tusk.
RCB Alert: Stay distant from the drones!
The air defence operation ended at 7:42. Until then there were Polish F-16s, Dutch F-35s and Italian tanking aircraft in the sky. Air effort was coordinated by AWACS Air Force of Poland. Currently, activities focus on the ground and aim to find shot down unmanned workers. Both soldiers and another servants are involved. According to the Ministry of abroad Affairs, uniformed services operate in the Podlaskie, Mazowieckie, Lubelskie and Podkarpackie voivodships. "Police and Border defender and State Fire Department are on advanced alert. The Ministry of Defence and Armed Forces of the Republic of Poland is in constant contact with the Ministry of Defence and the Ministry of Defence of the Ministry of Defence. We work with the military to search for and safe the locations of the fallen drones, all of our activities are coordinated," the ministry assured.
"With a view to the safety of citizens, we urge that if an unknown object or its remains be observed, do not approach, contact or move. specified elements may stay dangerous and contain dangerous materials. They must be absolutely checked by the applicable services", while the Operations Command of Types of Armed Forces observes. A akin message was sent to residents of respective provinces utilizing the RCB Alert.
Urgent reinforcement of the OPL of Ukraine
Night events besides have crucial political repercussions. “I am in constant contact with the President,” declares Donald Tusk. “We talk and measure the consequences of these dramatic events. We besides measure future needs. This situation shows how crucial not only investment, but besides full coordination and simple procedures are to act decisively in the event of a threat. I stress that cooperation is exemplary. During the night we had 2 meetings with the president (...), I assure you that all institutions are working together," added the Prime Minister at the government meeting.
Earlier, on social media, Tusk wrote: “I informed NATO Secretary General about the current situation and the actions we have taken against the objects that have violated our airspace. We are in constant contact.” On the another hand, Deputy Prime Minister, Defence Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz resigned from taking part in the E5 summit in London and returns to Poland urgently.
The Russian attack was commented by the head of the Ukrainian MFA. "Putin continues the escalation, expands the war and tests the resilience of the West, and the longer he does not get a firm answer, the more aggressive he becomes," he assessed on social media Andrii Sybiha. "A weak reaction will now encourage Russia even more – and then Russian rockets and drones will fly even further into Europe", he respected Ukrainian politicians. He recalled that drones flew into Poland during Russia's massive attack on Ukraine and called for the usage of anti-aircraft defences of NATO states already over the territory of his country. He added that the anti-aircraft defence of Ukraine itself must be urgently strengthened.
“Russia puts on escalation”
"Ukraine is ready to give Poland the essential data on the Russian attack", declared Volodymyr Zelenski. "Ukraine is ready to aid Poland build an alarm and protection strategy against specified Russian challenges. Russian aggression is simply a threat to all independent nation in our region. As a result, only joint and coordinated actions can warrant a reliable response," argued the Ukrainian President.
The head of EU diplomacy condemned the violation of Polish airspace by Russian drones. Kaja Kallas wrote on social media that everything indicates that it was a deliberate act. “Russia does not intend to end the war, it focuses on escalation,” we read. Kallas stressed the request to increase force on Moscow to rise the cost of the war, proceed to support Ukraine and invest in defending Europe. "We will support initiatives specified as the construction of the Shield East," she added.
“Europe is full solidarity with Poland,” assured Ursula von der Leyen, head of the European Commission in her speech to the European Parliament. She pointed out that specified measures cannot be tolerated and require a strong consequence from the full European Union.
