"Since the violations of Poland’s airspace occurred, I have remained in constant contact with the defence minister and senior military commanders,” Nawrocki wrote on X.
He added that “the security of our homeland is the highest priority and requires close cooperation.”
Poland’s armed forces said earlier that drones entered its airspace multiple times during Russia’s overnight assault on Ukraine, calling the breaches “unprecedented” and “an act of aggression that created a real threat to the security of our citizens.”
The military said defensive procedures were immediately activated on the orders of the operational commander.
The prime minister said in an X post that Poland’s military shot down drones that repeatedly violated its airspace overnight, adding that he had convened an emergency Cabinet meeting and briefed NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on the situation.
“Our military used weapons against the objects that violated Polish airspace. We remain in constant contact with NATO,” Tusk wrote on X.
Defence Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz said the drones “that could have posed a threat were shot down” and that territorial defense forces were activated to search for debris.
He cut short a visit to London to return to Warsaw.
Authorities urged the public not to approach or move drone fragments and to report any findings to police.
The Operational Command of Poland’s Armed Forces said the incursion occurred during a Russian overnight assault on Ukraine and added that Polish and allied aircraft had been scrambled.
Several airports, including Warsaw and Rzeszów, were temporarily closed as a precaution, the military said.
Police, border guards and firefighters were placed on alert across eastern Poland.
The interior ministry said units from Podlaskie, Lubelskie, Mazowieckie and Podkarpackie provinces were mobilised.
Poland, a NATO member bordering Ukraine and Belarus, has repeatedly reported incidents of Russian missiles and drones crossing its airspace since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
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Source: IAR, PAP, polskieradio24.pl