Donald Tusk: Poland has received anti -aircraft support offers from European allies, after the break -up of Russian drones
Donald Tusk. Credit Line: Radecka / Nurphoto / Shutterstock Editorial / Profimedia
Poland has received support offers for its anti -aircraft defense from European allies, said Prime Minister Donald Tusk after discussions with leaders of France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Lower countries, Ukraine and NATO, according to Reuters and The Guardian.
“In today's conversations … I received not only solidarity expressions with Poland, but especially concrete support for the anti -aircraft defense,” Tusk wrote on X, after Poland broke down Russian suspicious drones entered in his air space.
He has not yet offered other details.
Poland broke down Drone on Wednesday in its airspace with the support of NATO's military aircraft, being the first time that a member of the North Atlantic Alliance has fired during the war triggered by Russia in Ukraine.
Poland accuses Russia of deliberately targeting its territory with drone
Polish Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said that the Russian drones who entered the Polish space last night “did not deviate from the route”, but deliberately targeted the country's territory.
In a three-minute clip, in English, published on social networks, Sikorski thanked the Netherlands, Italy and Germany for the support given in the management of incursions.
The Polish official said that “he is aware that Russia claims that there is no evidence that these drones would be Russian, going to suggest a Ukrainian challenge”, but added that “lies and denials” are “typical Soviet answers”.
Russia officially announces that it “did not have the intention” to attack targets in Poland
The Russian Ministry of Defense transmitted on Wednesday, in an official statement that its drones have made a major attack on western Ukraine's military facilities, but that he did not intend to hit any goals in Poland, informs Reuters, The Guardian and Sky News.
The ministry led by Andrei Belousov said that his forces had reached all their targets and stressed that the Russian drones “which would have crossed the border with Poland” had a ray of no more than 700 kilometers (434 miles).
“There was no intention to attack any target on the territory of Poland,” said the Russian Ministry of Defense of Russia, in the statement issued in English, without confirming or infirm that its drones have actually entered the Polish airspace.
