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Poland will demand an explanation from Russia for a “new violation of its airspace” by a Russian cruise missile that was fired early this morning at targets in western Ukraine, the Polish foreign ministry said today.
“First of all, we are asking the Russian Federation to stop terrorist airstrikes against the population and territory of Ukraineto end the war and deal with the internal problems of the country”, the representative of the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs says in a statement.
Russia launched 57 missiles and drones at Ukraine today at dawn, in the context of an attack among others in Kiev and Lviv region in western Ukraine, which is located near the border with Poland. The Polish armed forces then announced that a Russian cruise missile fired at targets in western Ukraine early this morning violated Polish airspace before exiting it.
“On March 24 at 04:23 am (05:23 Greek time) there was a violation of Polish airspace by one of the cruise missiles fired during the night by the long-range air force of the Russian Federation,” the Polish armed forces said in a statement. their post at X. “The object entered Polish airspace near the town of Oserdov (Lublin Voivodeship) and it stayed there for 39 seconds. During the entire flight, it was tracked by military radar systems,” they added.
The operational command of the Polish Armed Forces (RSZ) had earlier announced that it “observed intense activity of the long-range aviation of the Russian Federation” during the night, in connection with the attacks in Ukraine.
“All necessary procedures to guarantee the safety of Polish airspace have been activated and RSZ is constantly monitoring the situation“, he said in a related statement he issued, adding that the Polish and allied air forces have been “activated”.
In December, Poland, one of Kiev’s staunchest allies, denounced the three-minute overshooting of a Russian cruise missile fired toward Ukraine.
With information from Reuters, kathimerini.gr
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