Poland Urges Ukraine to Avoid NATO Airspace Risks After Drone Incidents
Kosiniak-Kamysz said Ukraine must choose targets more precisely as Baltic NATO states report drone alerts, evacuations and a first shootdown.
- On Wednesday, Poland's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense WBadysBaw Kosiniak-Kamysz urged Ukraine to select targets "much more precisely" to avoid creating security threats for NATO countries.
- These comments followed recent incidents where Ukrainian drones entered Baltic airspace, including an Estonian air-defense shootdown over Lake Võrtsjärv on May 19 and a Lithuanian air alert on May 20 that forced senior leadership into shelters.
- NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte called Russian claims about drone launches from Latvia "absurd," while Latvia denied allegations of "attacks from its territory" despite Russian threats of "just retribution."
- Kyiv apologized to Estonia for the unintentional drone incident, which Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesman Heorhii Tykhyi attributed to Russian electronic warfare, while Estonian Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur investigated the drone's origin.
- Imprecise targeting could "serve Russian provocations," Kosiniak-Kamysz warned, potentially fueling propaganda and intensifying hybrid warfare that exploits NATO territory vulnerabilities.
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Russia Threatens To Attack Baltic NATO States Over Alleged Ukraine Drone Launches
by Stefan J. Bos, Worthy News Europe Bureau Chief MOSCOW/BUDAPEST (Worthy News) – Russia threatened to attack Baltic nations if they assist Ukraine in launching drones into Russian territory, despite their membership in the Western NATO military alliance. A Russian attack could trigger NATO’s Article 5, which says that “an armed attack against one or more” alliance members “shall be considered an attack against them all,” potentially sparking a …
Ukraine must be precise with drones, Polish minister says
Ukraine must be very precise when using drones to avoid Russia interfering with their flight path, the Polish defence minister said on Thursday, after a series of airspace violations in the Baltic states.
Ukraine must be more precise in selecting targets for strikes against Russia so as not to play into Russian provocations against NATO, - Polish Ministry of Defence
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense of Poland Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz believes that the Kremlin is using incidents involving drones entering the airspace of NATO countries to intensify its hybrid warfare and propaganda efforts; therefore, Ukraine must act prudently and select targets for strikes on the territory of the Russian Federation with the utmost precision.
Poland has identified the main danger following the incident with a Ukrainian drone. The Polish Defense Minister has called on Ukraine to select targets more precisely following the drone incident over Estonia, as it could play into Russia's hands. According to RBC-Ukraine, Polish Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz announced this at a briefing. Read also: Lithuania has declared an air raid alert and scrambled fighter jets due to a drone …
Ukraine must choose strike targets more precisely, Polish defense minister says
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