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- Poland says it shot down several drones that violated the Russia-Poland border.
- The prime minister said the Polish armed forces downed drones that could have posed a threat.
- Warsaw’s Chopin Airport said it had temporarily stopped flight operations.
Poland said it shot down multiple Russian drones that violated its airspace early Wednesday morning.
In a series of posts on X, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said he had received a report from the Polish armed forces about the downing of drones that could have posed a threat. He added that the operation was ongoing.
Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz, the country’s defense minister, said in a Wednesday X post that Polish and allied radar systems had tracked several objects that violated the airspace. He said an operation was underway to neutralize objects that had violated the Russia-Poland border.
The defense minister said that he was in constant contact with NATO.
As a result of the attack, Chopin Airport in Warsaw temporarily stopped flight operations.
“Due to the actions of state services and the military to ensure safety, the airspace over part of the country, including over Chopin Airport, has been temporarily closed,” the airport said in a Wednesday statement on X.
Representatives for Poland’s Ministry of Defense did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider.
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