In Poland, debris from downed drone fell on private house

In Poland, debris from downed drone fell on private house

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In Poland, debris from a Russian drone shot down last night fell on a residential building.

This was reported by TVP, according to Ukrinform.

Early Wednesday morning, Polish and NATO fighter jets shot down several drones that had entered Polish airspace during a massive Russian attack on western Ukraine.

According to Polish media reports, debris from the drone damaged the roof of a house and a car in the town of Wyryki in the Włodawa County of the Lubelskie Province.

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Mariusz Zanko, head of the Włodawa County, said that residents heard an explosion and also saw Polish fighter jets.

A local government representative said that “no one was injured as a result of the incident.” The authorities are assessing the damage and urging citizens to be cautious.

Photo: Polsat News, LukaszBok / X

Poland called the drone incursion an “act of aggression” and convened an emergency security meeting. Polish President Karol Nawrocki said he would hold a meeting at the National Security Bureau in the near future with Prime Minister Donald Tusk. The president stressed that the country's security is a top priority that requires close coordination and cooperation.

Read also: In Poland, military shot down all drones that violated country's airspace

The incident occurred a day before Poland closed its border crossings with Belarus and on the eve of the joint Russian-Belarusian military exercises “Zapad.”

As reported by Ukrinform, on the night of September 10, the Polish military shot down drones that repeatedly violated Polish airspace. One of the damaged drones was found in a field in the village of Czosnówka near Biała Podlaska in the Lublin region.

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