The Ministry of Defense of Russia said Wednesday that I had no intention of attacking goals in Polandafter Warsovia denounced the entry of Russian drones into their airspace during the last offensive against Ukraine.
“It was not planned to achieve objectives in Poland,” said the statement released by the Ministry in his official Telegram channel, in which he also showed a willingness to hold consultations with the Polish government about The incident.
Russian military authorities argued that the maximum reach of the drones used in the night attack to Ukraine, including launched against the border region of Lvvvv, “does not exceed 700 kilometers”, which would rule out his arrival in Poland, he said EFE.
Moscow acknowledged that he launched precision missiles and drones against various Ukrainian areas, but insisted that the “objectives of the attack were achieved” exclusively in Ukrainian territory and that “all the facilities indicated have been destroyed.”
Diplomatic climbing after Russia drones about Poland
Initially, Kremlin avoided ruling on the alleged violation of Polish airspace, referring the issue to the Ministry of Defense.
“EU and NATO leaders accuse Russia of provocations daily, most of the time without even presenting arguments,” said presidential spokesman Dmitri Peskov.
Warsaw, who described the fact as an “act of aggression”convened the Russian business manager, Andréi Ordash, to ask for explanations.
The diplomat rejected the accusations, noting that Poland “has not presented any proof that these drones have Russian origin.”
For his part, the Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelenski accused Moscow of having deliberately directed at least eight Kamikaze Shahed drones against Poland.
The Polish Interior Ministry reported the discovery of a missile of unknown origin and seven unmanned devices.
Poland and NATO demolish Russian drones over Polish territory in an “unprecedented violation”
Reaction at NATO
Given what it considers “unprecedented violations” of its airspace, the Polish government invoked article 4 of the North Atlantic Treaty to call urgent consultations with your allies.
Prime Minister Donald Tusk warned that Poland lives “the closest situation to an open conflict since World War II”Although he clarified that there are no reasons to affirm that the country is at war.
Although previous incidents had already left Russian drones in neighboring countries of Ukraine, it is the first time that Poland reports the need to directly demolish Moscow devices in their territory.
