On Poland's border with Ukraine, residents brace for a possible Russian hybrid attack
Poland is deploying Patriot batteries and new air defense elements after drone explosions near the border raised fears of more Russian hybrid strikes.
- On Thursday, Dorohusk residents received three air-raid warnings in one day, disrupting border traffic just 2 kilometers from Ukraine. Military helicopters and vapor trails overhead underscore the community's heightened anxiety.
- Two Russian drones exploded on the Ukrainian side of the Dorohusk-Yahodyn crossing on September 13, prompting Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk to warn on September 17 that Russia was planning hybrid strikes with drones or rockets.
- Dorohusk School Director JarosBaw Wjcicki said staff now discuss with students "practically every day" how to stay safe. Windows have been boarded up and basement rooms designated as shelter after one evacuation.
- Defense Minister WBadysBaw Kosiniak-Kamysz announced on September 22 that Patriot batteries are deployed in Polish regions bordering Ukraine. MirosBaw Sokal, head of resident safety for Lublin 90 km west of Dorohusk, stated "We are at the beginning of the process of building civil resilience."
- After 40 years believing they would live in peace, Poles now grapple with threats as the 4½-year-old Ukrainian war feels increasingly close. A Russian missile crashed 90 kilometers inside Polish territory this July, while residents like Krzysztof Rulka express confusion over frequent alerts.
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FILE - Firefighters and territorial defence officers stand close to the destroyed roof of a house, after Russian drones violated Polish airspace during an attack on Ukraine, in Wyryki near Lublin, Poland, Sept. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Rafal Niedzielski, File)
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DOROHUSK, Poland (AP) — Three times in one day, phones lit up across this Polish border community with a warning: A drone or a missile could cross from Ukraine, and residents should stay vigilant in case they might need to…
Poland fears Ukraine war could spill over
In Poland, a close ally of neighbouring Ukraine, concerns are growing that the war could spill across the border. Our next report comes from Suwałki, a city in a region bordering Russia and Belarus that is considered particularly sensitive for NATO countries. Caitlin Brown reports.
Three times in a single day, phones lit up in a Polish border community with a warning: a drone or missile could cross from Ukraine, and residents should be vigilant in case they needed cover.
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