{"id":20226,"date":"2025-09-10T03:51:40","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T03:51:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/?p=20226"},"modified":"2025-09-10T03:51:40","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T03:51:40","slug":"poland-downs-drones-during-airspace-intrusion-as-russia-attacks-ukraine-military-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/?p=20226","title":{"rendered":"Poland downs drones during airspace intrusion as Russia attacks Ukraine | Military News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"post-label__text\">DEVELOPING STORY<\/strong><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">DEVELOPING STORY, <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk says military defences deployed after \u2018multiple violations of Polish airspace\u2019.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 10 Sep 2025<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">10 Sep 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Poland has shot down drones over its territory after repeated violations of its airspace during a Russian aerial attack on neighbouring Ukraine, the Operational Command of the Polish Armed Forces said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDuring today\u2019s attack by the Russian Federation targeting targets in Ukraine, our airspace was repeatedly violated by drones,\u201d the Polish command said in a statement early on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 4 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt the request of the Operational Commander of the Armed Forces, weapons have been used, and operations are under way to locate the downed targets,\u201d the military said.<\/p>\n<p>The army said that Polish and NATO military aircraft had been mobilised to ensure airspace safety.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPolish and allied aircraft are operating in our airspace, while ground-based air defence and radar reconnaissance systems have been brought to the highest state of readiness,\u201d the operational command said.<\/p>\n<p>Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk confirmed that an \u201coperation is under way related to multiple violations of Polish airspace\u201d.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"pl\" dir=\"ltr\">Trwa operacja zwi\u0105zana z wielokrotnym naruszeniem polskiej przestrzeni powietrznej. Przeciwko obiektom wojsko u\u017cy\u0142o uzbrojenia. Jestem w sta\u0142ym kontakcie z Prezydentem i Ministrem Obrony. Odebra\u0142em bezpo\u015bredni meldunek od dow\u00f3dcy operacyjnego.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Donald Tusk (@donaldtusk) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/donaldtusk\/status\/1965600876925764069?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 10, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Translation:<\/strong> An operation is under way related to multiple violations of Polish airspace. The military used armaments against the objects. I am in constant contact with the President and the Minister of Defence. I received a direct report from the operational commander.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Earlier, it was reported that four airports in Poland, including its main Chopin airport in Warsaw, were closed due to military activity.<\/p>\n<p>According to notices posted to the US Federal Aviation Administration\u2019s website, the three other airports closed were Rzeszow\u2013Jasionka airport, the Warsaw Modlin airport, and the Lublin airport. Poland\u2019s military did not mention the airport closures.<\/p>\n<p>The military mobilisation in Poland came after Ukraine\u2019s Air Force reported that Russian drones had entered Polish airspace, posing a threat to the city of Zamosc, but the air force later removed the statement from its Telegram messaging app.<\/p>\n<p>Most of Ukraine, including the western regions of Volyn and Lviv, which border Poland, were under air raid alerts for several hours overnight, according to Ukraine\u2019s Air Force data.<\/p>\n<p>Poland said earlier that it planned to close its border with Belarus at midnight local time on Thursday (22:00 GMT, Wednesday) due to Russian-led military exercises scheduled to take place in Belarus.<\/p>\n<p>Russia and Belarus\u2019s large-scale military exercises, known as the \u201cZapad\u201d drills, have raised security concerns in neighbouring NATO member states: Poland, Lithuania and Latvia. The \u201cZapad-2025\u201d (West-2025) drills will be held in western Russia and Belarus from Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Asked about the duration of the border closure, Polish Minister of Interior Marcin Kierwinski said it would only be reopened when the government was sure \u201cthere was no more threat to Polish citizens\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it had summoned the Polish charge d\u2019affaires to complain about the border closure, which it said \u201ccaused significant difficulties\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>It described Poland\u2019s move as \u201can abuse of its geographical position\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe temporary suspension of passage indicates rather an intention to conceal one\u2019s own actions than the existence of any threat from Belarus,\u201d the Foreign Ministry said.<\/p>\n<p>Lithuania\u2019s border guard said on Tuesday that the protection of its border with Belarus and Russia would be strengthened due to the exercises.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk says military defences deployed after \u2018multiple violations of Polish airspace\u2019. 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