According to the Twitter account of the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
On Monday, September 15, Norway’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned the Russian ambassador over Russia’s drones violating Poland’s airspace on September 10. The ministry announced this on X.
Today, the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned the Russian ambassador to Norway for a meeting after Russia violated Poland’s airspace on September 10. Such actions are irresponsible and unacceptable. Norway and its allies express full solidarity with Poland
– Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Norway
It is also known that on September 12, the foreign ministries of the Czech Republic and Germany also summoned Russian ambassadors over the violation of Poland’s airspace by Russian drones.
What is known about the violation of Poland’s airspace by Russian drones. In the night of September 10, Russian drones violated Poland’s airspace.
Chronicle of events and the international community’s reaction
The military carried out an operation to neutralize the threat, first shooting down targets over Polish territory. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk informed NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and stated that the country would not impose additional restrictions.
Tusk said that Poland shot down about four of the nineteen drones that crossed its airspace. One of the drones damaged the roof of a house and a car in the village of Wyriki-Wola in the Lublin Voivodeship; debris from the others was found in several localities. That day, a NATO meeting was scheduled to discuss the response to the incident. The Kremlin declined to comment, but the Russian Defense Ministry stated that during attacks on Ukraine on the night of September 10 they allegedly used drones with a range of over 700 kilometers that “allegedly crossed the border with Poland”. Russia expressed readiness to hold consultations with Poland’s Ministry of Defense on this incident.
All these events underscore the growing tension in Europe’s airspace and the need to strengthen coordination among allies to prevent escalation and uphold international law.
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