Military
Poland protests against Russian airspace violation
The Chief of General Staff of Poland, Wieslaw Kukula (M), speaks to journalists. photo
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During massive Russian air strikes against Ukraine, a missile penetrates the airspace of NATO member Poland. Shortly afterwards she disappears again. Warsaw demands an explanation.
As the ministry announced, the protest note calls on Russia to “explain the incident of airspace violation and to immediately stop such activities.”
Meanwhile, according to Polish media reports, several hundred soldiers resumed their search this morning for rocket debris that may have fallen on Polish soil. The Polish Chief of General Staff Wieslaw Kukula announced on Friday that, according to radar observations, a Russian missile had violated the airspace of NATO member Poland. According to the information, the rocket was in Polish airspace for about three minutes and flew over 40 kilometers.