Poland to demand explanation from Ukraine over drone incident in Lithuania
Lithuania said the drone entered its airspace from the Polish side before exploding on its territory on Oct. 18. Ukraine linked the incident to Russian jamming.
Poland plans to request an explanation from Ukraine regarding a drone that allegedly entered Polish airspace over the weekend and subsequently exploded in Lithuania. Prime Minister Donald Tusk revealed this on October 20. Lithuania reported that the drone breached its airspace from the Polish side before crashing into a moving vehicle on October 18, causing damage without any injuries.
Ukraine has apologized for the incident and attributed it to possible Russian jamming, causing Ukrainian drones to deviate from their intended targets in Russia. Poland's authorities are yet to verify whether the drone entered Polish territory before flying into Lithuania. Both Lithuania and Poland, as NATO members, have experienced drone incursions from Russia's ongoing war against Ukraine.
These intrusions have typically occurred in the NATO region surrounding Russia's Kaliningrad exclave and Belarus, a key ally of Moscow.
Tusk emphasized that Poland will not tolerate any unauthorized operations on or over its territory, regardless of the operator. Earlier this year, tensions rose between Poland and Ukraine following the latter's naming of a military unit after the World War II-era Ukrainian Insurgent Army. Relations have since improved, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stating that ties with Poland have "indeed improved" on October 18.
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