Russia violated airspace with 'huge number' of drones, says Poland

Poland said early Wednesday that its airspace was violated by Russian drones and that the country and its NATO allies shot down some that posed a direct threatPolish Prime Minister Donald Tusk wrote on social media that Last night the Polish airspace was violated by a huge number of Russian drones Those drones that posed a direct threat were shot downPolands armed forces were on a heightened state of alert overnight Tuesday and early Wednesday because of what they described as further massive airstrikes against targets located in UkraineDefence Minister Wladyslaw KosiniakKamysz wrote on X that more than ten objects crossed into Polish airspace and those that constituted a risk to Polands security were neutralisedWarsaws Chopin Airport suspended flights for several hours citing the closure of airspace due to military operationsThe Polish armed forces said Wednesday morning that a search for possible crash sites is ongoing and urged people not to approach touch or move any objects they see warning that they may pose a threat and could contain hazardous materialPoland says Russian objects have entered its airspace beforePoland has complained about Russian objects entering its airspace during attacks on Ukraine beforeIn August Polands defence minister said that a flying object that crashed and exploded in a cornfield in eastern Poland was identified as a Russian drone and called it a provocation by Russia In March Poland scrambled jets after a Russian missile briefly passed through Polish airspace on its way to a target in western Ukraine and in 2022 a missile that was likely fired by Ukraine to intercept a Russian attack landed in Poland killing two peopleRussian attacks hit central and western UkraineRussian drones injured three people in Ukraines western Khmelnytskyi region its head Serhii Tiurin wrote on Telegram early Wednesday morning He said a sewing factory was destroyed a gas station and vehicles were damaged and windows in several houses were blown outOne person was killed and one injured in the Zhytomyr region overnight regional administration head Vitalii Bunechko wrote on Telegram while homes and businesses suffered damageIn the Vinnytsia region Russian drones damaged civilian and industrial infrastructure according to regional head Natalia Zabolotna Nearly 30 residential buildings were damaged and one person was injuredIn the Cherkasy region several houses and a power grid were damaged in a Russian attack In Zolotonosha district a shock wave destroyed a barn killing two cows regional head Ihor Taburets wrote on TelegramThe Russian Defence Ministry said in its morning report on Wednesday that it had destroyed 122 Ukrainian drones over various Russian regions overnight including over the illegally annexed Crimea and areas of the Black SeaKyiv anxious over RussiaBelarus military drillsJoint military drills involving Russian and Belarusian troops are due to take place in Belarus starting Friday and will last until September 16Troops from both countries will simulate repelling an attack including airstrikes and sabotage according to official reports of the games dubbed Zapad 2025 or West 2025The aim is to showcase the close links between Moscow and Minsk as well as Russian military might amid its 3frac12yearold war in neighbouring UkraineThe war games have drawn concerns in Kyiv and its Western allies of Latvia Lithuania and Poland which border Belarus When Russian President Vladimir Putin sent troops rolling into Ukraine on February 24 2022 many of them crossed from BelarusThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever