Russian drone attack poses a threat to Europe, says Polish PM

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has said that Russia’s drone violation of his country’s airspace on Wednesday posed a threat not just to Poland but to wider Europe, Euronews writes.

“This drone attack was not aimed only at Poland, but at European states as well,” Tusk said on Thursday.

During the incident 19 Russian drones entered Polish territory; some of the drones were shot down.

Poland’s prime minister confirmed that Polish military officials would travel to Ukraine for aerial defense training following the Russian attack. His country would gain from Ukraine’s experience in anti-drone systems, Tusk said, defining them “as the best” due to their “battlefield” testing.

Tusk stated that Russia continues to deny any connection to the drone incursion, claiming that they had come from Ukraine. However, he rejected any claims that Kyiv was behind the operation as disinformation.

“The information gathered by Poland clearly indicates that the Russian Federation bears full responsibility for the violation of Polish airspace,” Tusk said.