A massive combined missile strike on Ukraine prompted Poland’s defense leadership to demand continued Western support and to speed up domestic army modernization.
The largest-scale attack by ballistic and cruise missiles on Ukraine since Russia’s full-scale invasion underscores the need to maintain support for Kyiv and accelerate the modernization of the Polish army. Such conclusions were drawn amid new developments on the front and plans to strengthen the country’s defenses.
The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence of Poland, Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, announced this on X.
According to him, Russia delivered the most powerful combined missile strike against Ukraine since the war began, and it is also preparing for a large-scale mobilization.
Poland’s stance on supporting Ukraine and defense modernization
This shows how detached from reality the voices are that call to weaken support for Ukraine or slow down the modernization of the Polish army.
– Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz
Kosiniak-Kamysz stressed that the current government will continue to strengthen the country’s defense capabilities and carry on with the modernization of the armed forces.
Therefore we are doing everything to ensure that Russian missiles never reach Poland, and that nothing threatens our security. We will not back down from this.
– Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz
It was also reported that the head of Poland’s largest opposition party, Law and Justice, Jarosław Kaczyński, distanced himself from calls by one of his deputies, Przemysław Czarnka, to block aid to Ukraine.
Czarnka stated that the European Union should suspend funding for arms and Ukraine’s reconstruction until Kyiv changes its policy toward Poland, and explained this by the deterioration of Polish-Ukrainian relations.
In an interview with former Minister of National Defence Janusz Onyszkiewicz, it was suggested that the debate in Poland about transferring missiles to Patriot air defense systems has primarily domestic political underpinnings and is not connected with a real weakening of the country’s defense readiness.
All evidence points to Warsaw’s consistent position: supporting Ukraine and modernizing defense remains a priority.