Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said that the Polish military recorded the invasion of 19 drones into the country’s airspace overnight. The words from his speech in the Polish parliament are quotes) BBC.
As Tusk noted, three or four drones were shot down by Polish and NATO planes that were lifted into the air to eliminate the threat. According to him, a significant part of the drones came from Belarus. The last drone was shot down at 06:45 local time, he added.
The Polish newspaper Rzeczpospolita writes about 23 drones. Photos of the alleged fallen drone and a video of how one of the UAVs was shot down are being published on social networks.
The publication also reports Polish President Karol Nawrocki and Prime Minister Donald Tusk decided to activate Article 4 of the NATO treaty, which provides for joint consultations with allies in the event that the security of one of the Alliance’s member countries is threatened.
The Ministry of Defense of Belarus reported that they destroyed “some of the lost drones” on their territory and warned Lithuania and Poland about the approach of “unknown aircraft” to their territory.
The Polish Foreign Ministry has summoned Charge d’affaires of Russia Andrei Ordash, RIA Novosti reported. In a comment to a Russian agency, the diplomat declared that no evidence had been provided of the Russian origin of these drones.
