Posted on Dec 30, 2023
Poland says Russian missile entered airspace then went into Ukraine
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Poland's armed forces chief believes a Russian missile entered Poland for almost three minutes and then turned back into Ukrainian airspace.
Gen Wieslaw Kukula said the missile travelled about 40km (25 miles) into Polish airspace early on Friday.
The alert coincided with what Ukraine has called Russia's biggest day of air strikes since its war began.
Poland's UN representative said Warsaw believes the incident was linked to the massive bombardment.
"We clearly see it as an element of the situation created by the latest wave of Russian attacks," Krzysztof Szczerski told the UN Security Council.
Gen Wieslaw Kukula said the missile travelled about 40km (25 miles) into Polish airspace early on Friday.
The alert coincided with what Ukraine has called Russia's biggest day of air strikes since its war began.
Poland's UN representative said Warsaw believes the incident was linked to the massive bombardment.
"We clearly see it as an element of the situation created by the latest wave of Russian attacks," Krzysztof Szczerski told the UN Security Council.
Poland says Russian missile entered airspace then went into Ukraine
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on X, formerly Twitter, that he had spoken with Poland’s president about the “missile incident” and said NATO was vigilant and monitoring the situation “as the facts are established.”
U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan spoke with the head of Poland’s National Security Bureau, Jacek Siewiera, to express the “United States’ solidarity with Poland, our close NATO ally, as it deals with reports of a missile temporarily entering Polish airspace,” the White House said.
Sullivan pledged technical assistance to Poland and assured that President Joe Biden was following the issue closely.
It was not immediately clear where the object disappeared from radar or in which direction it had been going. Troops were mobilized to identify and find it. There were no immediate reports of any explosion or casualties.
The governor of Lublin province in eastern Poland, Krzysztof Komorski, told the Onet news portal that the object appeared on radars near the town of Hrubieszow, where a border crossing with Ukraine is located. Komorski said he had no information to indicate it landed in Lublin province.
Poland’s border with Ukraine is also the European Union and NATO border with Ukraine.
Prime Minister Donald Tusk convened a meeting with the defense minister, military commanders and heads of national security bodies, followed by a meeting of the National Security Bureau with President Andrzej Duda, the supreme commander of Poland’s armed forces.
Duda said through an aide that there was “no threat at the moment” and nothing to suggest that “anything bad” should be expected.
“The most important is that no one was hurt,” said the aide, Grazyna Ignaczak-Bandych."...
..."NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on X, formerly Twitter, that he had spoken with Poland’s president about the “missile incident” and said NATO was vigilant and monitoring the situation “as the facts are established.”
U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan spoke with the head of Poland’s National Security Bureau, Jacek Siewiera, to express the “United States’ solidarity with Poland, our close NATO ally, as it deals with reports of a missile temporarily entering Polish airspace,” the White House said.
Sullivan pledged technical assistance to Poland and assured that President Joe Biden was following the issue closely.
It was not immediately clear where the object disappeared from radar or in which direction it had been going. Troops were mobilized to identify and find it. There were no immediate reports of any explosion or casualties.
The governor of Lublin province in eastern Poland, Krzysztof Komorski, told the Onet news portal that the object appeared on radars near the town of Hrubieszow, where a border crossing with Ukraine is located. Komorski said he had no information to indicate it landed in Lublin province.
Poland’s border with Ukraine is also the European Union and NATO border with Ukraine.
Prime Minister Donald Tusk convened a meeting with the defense minister, military commanders and heads of national security bodies, followed by a meeting of the National Security Bureau with President Andrzej Duda, the supreme commander of Poland’s armed forces.
Duda said through an aide that there was “no threat at the moment” and nothing to suggest that “anything bad” should be expected.
“The most important is that no one was hurt,” said the aide, Grazyna Ignaczak-Bandych."...
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COULD BE DEADLY AND COSTLY AND THE START OF A GLOBAL WAR: PO1 William "Chip" Nagel good day Brother William, always informational and of the most interesting. Thanks for sharing, have a blessed day!
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