Poland to Demand Explanation From Ukraine over Drone Incident in Lithuania
- On Tuesday, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced an investigation into a drone that allegedly entered Polish territory before exploding in Lithuania on October 18.
- Kyiv and Vilnius suspect the drone was likely targeting St. Petersburg before Russian electronic warfare diverted it, with Ukraine apologizing for the incident and citing Russian jamming as the cause.
- Tusk emphasized that Poland prohibits unauthorized operations, stating, "Poland does not allow operations to be conducted on or over our territory without the explicit consent of the Polish state." Polish authorities have not confirmed whether the drone entered Polish airspace.
- Hosting Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda in Warsaw, Tusk noted, "We will cooperate very closely with Lithuania and will certainly clarify this drone incident." The two leaders will discuss the investigation.
- While President Volodymyr Zelensky recently noted improved ties with Poland, the region remains sensitive as Poland and Baltic states face frequent drone incursions near Russia's Kaliningrad and Belarus.
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Tusk is demanding explanation from Ukraine regarding Ukrainian drone that exploded in Lithuania
Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk has stated that Warsaw will demand a full explanation from Ukraine regarding the drone that exploded in Lithuania and which, according to Vilnius, entered Lithuanian territory from Polish territory.
According to the Vilnius government, a drone crashed on Sunday in northeastern Lithuania has been equipped with explosives. Meanwhile, there is no doubt that it was a Ukrainian drone.
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Ukraine should explain the drone that had climbed through Polish territory into Lithuania, and the Prime Minister of Poland, Donald Tusk, told the journalists.
Kiev should explain the overflight of a Ukrainian drone over Poland, which later exploded in Lithuania, as announced by Poland's Prime Minister Donald.
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