The shooting down of around 20 Russian drones after entering Polish airspace last September marked one of the biggest recent points of tension between the NATO ally and Moscow. Warsaw denounced that “Unprecedented violation” And even Poland’s president warned his people: “We must prepare for war.”
Main damage from the incident was recorded in residential buildings in the following areas: Wiliki Wola villagein eastern Lublin province. As originally reported, one of the drones hit the roof of a building and debris hit a parked car, but no one was injured.
However, Poland now realizes that: It wasn’t a Russian drone that hit the house.However, the missile was fired from an Air Force fighter jet that was attempting to shoot down one of the unmanned devices launched by the Russian military against Ukraine.
Another image of the Wiliki family hit by a Polish fighter jet.
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this is, Lieutenant General Maciej ChrisCommander-in-Chief of the Polish Army. In an interview published in this Friday’s newspaper Rzeczpospolitathe military also confirmed that they are. Total of 23 drones Those who crossed the border into Polish airspace on the night of September 9, despite Warsaw initially reporting 19 intrusions to the UN Security Council.
In a review of events, the Polish commander said that “hundreds of objects were heading west” from Russia, Belarus and Ukraine, of which “23 crossed the Polish border.”
According to the agency, the soldier said the roof of a house in Wiliki town was hit by a flying object, but there were no injuries. Efethe “Breaking News on the Incident” Published too early, too quickly”.
In assessing what happened, General Criss blamed the chaos that was being experienced at the time. Widespread “misinformation”drone debris counted as a complete device, and even a civilian model plane taken as a Russian drone.
Regarding the military’s response, Chris admitted in an interview: Weapon fired “several times” It opposes drones entering Polish airspace “solely from aircraft,” it added, because “in peacetime, it is easier for pilots to comply with the legal requirements for firing than for ground-based anti-aircraft system crews.”
These events and the Zapad military exercises led the Polish government to declare the border with Belarus closed. The Minister of the Interior reported this Friday that the Bobroniki border crossing will reopen on November 17 and will be open to vehicles and trucks registered under the European Union and EFTA treaties.
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