The invasion of the UAV of the Russian Federation into the air space of Poland: NATO does not consider it an attack - Reuters
"It was the first time that NATO aircraft invaded the allies of the Allies, which potential threat," said the source of the Patriot Air Defense system located in the region, recorded drones on their radars, but did not use blows. Polish F-16, Dutch F-35, Italian Awacs Intelligence Air Force and NATO planes jointly exploited by NATO forces were involved in the night operation. Subsequently, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced more details about the incident.
According to him, during the night the Polish airspace was broken 19 times, with a large part of the drones arrived from the territory of Belarus. He also noted that four drones were probably shot down. In addition, NATO Reuters writes in close contact with Poland and other allies.
In particular, according to the US Air Force and the Commander-in-Chief of NATO Alexus Ginkevich, the Alliance quickly responded to the incident and demonstrated his readiness to protect the territory of the Member States. It is worth noting that according to Donald Tusk, the penetration of Russian drones into the air space of Poland during a night attack on Ukraine is a "large -scale provocation". He also confirmed in his page X social networks that drones that flew to the country were Russian.
The fact that the Russian attack on Poland on September 10 was probably intentionally stated by the high representative of the EU Kai Callas. It emphasized the complete solidarity of the EU with Poland and is in contact with NATO and the Polish Defense Minister. Earlier, Focus wrote that on the night of September 10, Polish and allied aircraft patrolled Poland's airspace through another attack of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and the penetration of enemy drones into the country.
At about 5 am, Poland's operational command confirmed numerous violations of the airspace with drones that had to be knocked down. The Polish command named the emergence of "Shahaneda" by the act of aggression and reported that radars had recorded dozens of goals, some of which could be threatened. Photos of drone that fell in the village of Mnshkiv Lodzin Voivodeship appeared on the network, probably overcoming about 1500 km.