Poland expels a Ukrainian young man after a drone has been flying government buildings in Warsaw
A 21 -year -old Ukrainian citizen was expelled from Poland to violate air legislation, after operating a drone that overcome government buildings in Warsaw, Polish police announced on Wednesday.
A drone has been overviously overwhelmed by Warsaw Photo: Archive
Polish protection services were alerted on Monday, when the drone was observed above sensitive buildings: the chancellery of Prime Minister Donald Tusk, offices of the Ministry of Defense and a residence of President Karol Nawrocki. According to AGERPRES, the incident happened around 8:00 pm, when agents of the State Protection Service (SOP) detected and neutralized the drone in the Belweder Palace area, an air exclusion area for security reasons.
Just a few days before, about 20 Russian drones had penetrated in the airspace of Poland.
On Monday, after the neutralization of the drone, the Polish police detained the Ukrainian young man, along with a 17 -year -old teenager. Initially, Prime Minister Tusk had stated that both suspects are Belaruși.
Penalties and official statements
The Ukrainian, to whom the identity was not revealed, was fined and expelled to Ukraine. It has also been banned access to the territory of Poland or anywhere in the Schengen area for five years. “Violated air legislation“Explained Jacek Wisiewski, a spokesman for the Capital Police.
“C.Hiar today will be taught to the Ukrainian border guards ”said Dagmara Bielec, spokesman for the Border Police, for AFP.
Adolescent Belarusus was released after the interrogation, Wisiewski added.
Political reactions and international context
Polish President Karol Nawrocki criticized the communication with the government led by Prime Minister Donald Tusk, saying he learned about the incident through social networks. The flight of the drone coincided with a meeting between President Nawrocki and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi.
In the context of the recent intrusions of Russian drones, the United Kingdom and several states of the European Union, including France, Germany and Sweden, have announced that they will supplement their anti -aircraft defense at the East Border with Ukraine and Belarus.
