The incident with the drone falling in the city of Olesno, near Elbląg, is not an accident, but part of the Kremlin's hybrid strategy. This was stated by MEP and former Marshal of the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship Jacek Protas, who published a photo of the Russian drone on his X social media page, writes UNN.
The drone that fell today was not an accident. This is another chapter in Putin's hybrid war against Poland and all of NATO!
Protas called for such attacks to be considered deliberate provocations by the Kremlin, aimed at destabilizing the situation in Poland and increasing pressure on NATO member states.
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Elbląg, located in northern Poland near Gdańsk, is a large industrial center with heavy machinery and food industry enterprises. The city is more than 400 kilometers from the Ukrainian border, which makes the drone incident even more alarming in a security context.
Recall
On the night of September 10, Russian attack drones flew into Polish airspace. This happened during a massive air attack on Ukraine. Rzeszów Airport is closed due to "unplanned military activity."
Also, due to unplanned military activity, the airspace over Lublin Airport (EPLB) was closed.
On the night of September 9-10, Poland deployed its own and allied aircraft for airspace security. This happened after Russian drones flew in during an attack on Ukraine.