Poland asks NATO allies to provide more air defense systems
Poland asks allies to provide air defense systems and anti-drone weapons.
According to RIA Novosti, Bloomberg cited reliable sources as saying that Poland has asked its allies to provide additional air defense systems and anti-drone capabilities.
"Poland has asked its allies to provide more air defense systems and anti-drone technology," Bloomberg reported.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on September 10 that “dangerous” drones had been shot down over Polish airspace, calling them “Russian” without providing specific evidence. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen later said that more than 10 UAVs were involved.
Russia's Charge d'Affaires Andrei Ordash told RIA Novosti that Poland has not provided evidence of the origin of the alleged Russian drones shot down in Polish airspace.
Russian President's press secretary Dmitry Peskov said he had not received any requests from the Polish leadership to contact the Kremlin. Peskov also noted that EU and NATO leaders accuse Russia of provocations on a daily basis without providing any explanations.
Chief of the General Staff - First Deputy Minister of Defense of Belarus, Major General Pavel Muraveiko reported that Belarus notified Poland and Lithuania at night before the drones were approaching their borders, and Warsaw warned Minsk about the drones from Ukrainian territory. Pavel Muraveiko also noted that the Belarusian air defense forces constantly monitored drones that were lost at night due to the effects of electronic warfare, and several "lost" drones were destroyed by air defense forces in the sky over Belarus.
