Poland says its airspace was violated by unidentified "drone-type objects"

The Polish subject said precocious Tuesday it's responding to "drone-type objects" that entered its airspace during a acceptable of overnight attacks by Russia connected Ukraine.

In a statement connected X, the country's equipped forces said an "operation is underway aimed astatine identifying and neutralizing the objects," and it is "actively moving to find the downed objects." The subject encouraged radical to enactment location successful the meantime.

Hours earlier, Poland said its craft had been activated to guarantee information successful the country's airspace during Russian strikes connected Ukrainian territory.

The statements did not specify what state launched the drone-like objects. Ukraine and Russia person not appeared to respond to the reports.

The Polish subject said 3 regions successful the country's east, adjacent its borders with Ukraine and Russian-allied Belarus, look the astir important risk: Podlaskie, Lubelskie and Mazowieckie, which contains the superior metropolis of Warsaw.

The airspace for Warsaw's Chopin Airport is unavailable owed to "unplanned subject enactment related to ensuring authorities security," the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said successful a notice.

Poland shares a 300-plus-mile borderline with Ukraine. Since Russia launched a full-scale penetration of Ukraine successful 2022, Poland has offered significant support to Ukraine, and subject operations person often taken spot successful adjacent proximity to its airspace.

Poland is simply a subordinate of NATO, a 32-country confederation that includes the U.S. The bloc's subordinate states person agreed to travel to each other's defence successful the lawsuit of an attack.