On March 24th at 4:23 a.m. there was a violation of Polish airspace by a cruise missile launched during the night by a long-range Russian aircraft, wrote the General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces on the X platform (formerly Twitter). The targets were cities in western Ukraine.
39 seconds in Polish airspace
The object entered Polish airspace near the town of Oserdów and remained there for 39 seconds. It was observed by military radar systems throughout the flight, it said. All necessary procedures have been initiated to ensure the safety of Polish airspace. Among other things, the Polish and allied air force was activated.
The western Ukrainian region of Lviv was attacked by Russia with around 20 missiles and 17 drones, the mayor of Lviv, Andriy Sadowyj, confirmed on Telegram. There were no hits in his city, the largest city in western Ukraine. He did not comment on possible damage in the surrounding area.
Not the first incident
The Polish military had already discovered that its airspace had been violated by a Russian missile at the end of December. The Foreign Ministry in Warsaw then summoned the chargé d’affaires of the Russian embassy and handed him a note of protest. It called on Russia to “explain the airspace violation incident and immediately stop such activities.”
In November 2022, a rocket hit a Polish village on the border with Ukraine, killing two civilians. The West assumes that it was a Ukrainian anti-aircraft missile that was used to defend against Russian attacks.
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