The military announced in the morning that Polish fighters intercepted, visually identified and escorted a Russian reconnaissance plane that was flying over the Baltic Sea, near the borders of Polish airspace. As it turned out later, this was probably not the only provocation.
The National Security Bureau later reported that “A total of several dozen objects flew in from Belarus.”
What were these objects? “According to available and verified data, several (four) objects found so far by the relevant services in the Republic of Poland have been identified as probably smuggling balloons,” the National Security Bureau reported.
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“However, the massive nature of the violation of Polish airspace, its occurrence during the special holiday season, the assessment of the activity of the Russian aircraft in the Baltic Sea, as well as the fact that similar events have recently occurred in Lithuania may indicate that it was a provocation disguised as smuggling activity,” the National Security Bureau noted.
The Podlasie police reported that smuggling balloons with cigarettes landed in Goniądz, Boguszewo and Zaborów. There were over 5,000 items in the packages. packs of illegal cigarettes.
“Under Control”
“All provocations, both in the Baltic Sea and on the border with Belarus, were under full control.” – emphasized Minister of Defense Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz.
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For safety reasons, on the night of December 24-25, part of the airspace over the Podlaskie Voivodeship was temporarily closed to civilian traffic. Information on this matter was provided by the Polish Air Navigation Services Agency (PANSA).
“On December 24, at 8:08 p.m. local time, PANSA issued a NOTAM informing users about restrictions on the use of part of the Polish airspace. It was valid until 4:30 a.m. local time on December 25. Currently, there are no restrictions on the use of space” – wrote PANSA on the X platform.
