After the overnight Russian drone attack on 10 September, Sweden urgently dispatched additional aircraft and air defense systems to Poland. According to G.business, this was announced by Poland’s Minister of National Defense, Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz. He stated that after the night attacks by Russian drones, Poland is receiving clear signals of support from its allies.
“I have just received information from the Swedish defense minister about the urgent dispatch of further assistance to Poland, including air defense systems and aircraft. We remain in constant contact with our allies,” Kosiniak-Kamysz said.
He added that the Netherlands is supplying Poland with multi-layered defense systems – Patriot batteries, NASAMS systems, counter-drone technologies, as well as 300 soldiers.
“Czechia, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Finland and the Baltic states – all allies are ready to provide support and are making concrete statements. The application of Article 4 of the North Atlantic Treaty is a rare and serious situation,” the Polish minister stressed.
Drone attack on Poland
It should be recalled that during the attack on Ukraine in the night of 10 September, several Russian drones entered Polish airspace. Polish air defense began intercepting aerial targets. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk stated that a total of 19 Russian drones were detected in the country’s airspace overnight. Four of them were shot down.
Later, it became known that debris from the downed drones was found in 11 localities in Poland. One crashed on the territory of a unit of the Territorial Defense Forces. According to the latest information, Poland has now found debris from 16 Russian drones that entered its territory during the attack. One drone crashed on a military base but caused no damage.
In response to the Russian attack, NATO invoked Article 4. This allows member states to discuss the situation with allies in the North Atlantic Council. NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte described the Alliance’s response to the incident in Poland as “very successful.” He emphasized that the past night demonstrated NATO’s readiness to defend every inch of its territory, including its airspace.
In turn, the Russian Ministry of Defense falsely claimed that the range of the drones that attacked Poland allegedly “did not exceed 700 kilometers” and asserted that targets in Poland “were not planned.”
However, according to analysts, the Russians equipped the Gerbera drones with additional fuel tanks, which increased their range. This made it possible for Russian UAVs to reach Polish territory.
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