"Poland's foreign minister, Radosaw Sikorski, has said last week's Russian drone incursion into Polish airspace was an attempt by the Kremlin to test Nato's reactions by incremental escalations without prompting a full-scale response. Sikorski confirmed that while the drones used in the incursion were capable of carrying ammunition, those that reached Poland were not loaded with explosives. Interestingly, they were all duds, which suggests to me that Russia tried to test us without starting a war, Sikorski told the Guardian in Kyiv."
"He dismissed suggestions that Polish air defences had been unprepared for the incursion, given the fact some of the drones travelled hundreds of miles into Polish territory, and that accounts suggest only three or four out of about 19 were shot down. Polish military inspect a house damaged after Russian drones violated Polish airspace and were shot down. Photograph: Kacper Pempel/Reuters The drones didn't reach their targets and there was minor damage to property, nobody was hurt. If it happened in Ukraine, by Ukrainian definitions, that would be regarded as a 100% success, he said."
"Nato announced on Friday that it will deploy more jets to the alliance's eastern flank to protect against future drone attacks. On Saturday, Polish and allied aircraft were again deployed due to a renewed threat of drone strikes in western Ukraine. The airport in the eastern city of Lublin was closed and residents of border areas received SMS alerts to exercise caution. However, there was no reported incursion this time."
A Russian drone incursion into Polish airspace appeared aimed at testing NATO responses through incremental escalation without triggering full-scale war. Drones capable of carrying ammunition entered Polish territory, but those that reached Poland were not armed and were duds. Several drones penetrated deep into Polish airspace, with only three or four of about 19 reportedly shot down. Damage to property was minor and there were no injuries. NATO moved to deploy more jets to the alliance's eastern flank and allied aircraft were scrambled during a renewed threat, with airport closures and SMS alerts issued to border residents.
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