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Poland offers to shoot down Russian drones over Ukrainian territory as UK pledges Typhoon jets to Nato air defence mission
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A Nato<\/a>-enforced no-fly zone over Ukraine<\/a> would be the best way to protect the alliance from incursions<\/a> into its own member states’ airspace, Poland<\/a>‘s foreign minister has said.
Radoslaw Sikorski was speaking after 19 Russian drones violated<\/a> his country\u2019s airspace last week and another Russian drone entered Romanian airspace <\/a>over the weekend.
\u201cProtection for our population<\/a> \u2013 for example, from falling debris \u2013 would naturally be greater if we could combat drones and other flying objects beyond our national territory,\u201d foreign minister Radoslaw Sikorski said.
Poland would be able to shoot down Russian drones<\/a> over Ukrainian territory, he said, calling it an \u201cadvantageous\u201d move.
His remarks came after the UK announced British fighter jets will join Nato air defence missions over Poland amid the threat from Russian drones.
The RAF Typhoons are expected to start flying the missions in the coming days, the government announced.
Prime minister Keir Starmer<\/a> said: \u201cRussia<\/a>\u2019s reckless behaviour is a direct threat to European security and a violation of international law.\u201d
The intrusion of a significant number of Russian drones over Poland<\/a> last week was already focusing minds in Nato<\/a><\/a>, not least on the thorny question of where it draws its \u201cred lines\u201d, when another such incursion took place at the weekend.
Last Wednesday, 19 Russian drones were found to have crossed over into Polish airspace<\/a>, some having travelled hundreds of miles inland, before a handful were shot down by local and Nato aircraft. It marked an unsettling escalation of tensions between Russia and Europe, and prompted Poland\u2019s prime minister to declare military conflict on the continent \u201ccloser than at any time since the Second World War\u201d<\/a><\/a>.
Mark Almond reports:
The first images of the site of a Russian strike have been released by the Zaporizhzhia regional military administration on Tuesday (16 September).
Russia’s embassy in London has confirmed its ambassador Andrei Kelin has received a \u201cformal protest\u201d by the UK government following its drone incursions into Nato airspace.
The UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) summoned the Russian ambassador<\/a> following what it called a \u201csignificant and unprecedented violation of Nato airspace\u201d.
\u201cThe British side was reminded that there had been no plans to target any facilities on Polish territory during the recent air strikes against the installations of Ukraine’s military-industrial complex,” the embassy wrote in a statement on Telegram.
\u201cWe reiterate that Russia has no interest in heightening tensions with Poland or Nato.\u201d
Ukraine\u2019s military has reported an attack on Russia\u2019s Saratov oil refinery on Tuesday (16 September).
The news was confirmed in a statement by the General Staff on Telegram, who said there were explosions and fire in the area of the facility. The full extent of the reported damage is still being assessed.
The refinery produces more than 20 types of petroleum products, with a processing volument amounting to more than 4.8 million tons in 2023, according to the Ukrainian National News (UNN). <\/a>
<\/a>The military had previously reported a hit on the facility in August earlier this year. <\/a>
The Ukrainian president has called for \u201cinvestment and \u201cdetermination\u201d from the country\u2019s partners after \u201cprovocations\u201d by Russia.
Zelensky referred to the use of more than 3,500 drones, 2,500 aerial bombs and 190 missiles in attacks against Ukraine this month.
He referenced Russian violations of Polish and Belarusian airspace.
\u201cThis is precisely the kind of aerial terror against which Ukraine is calling for joint defence – so that no one has to scramble combat aircraft in haste and feel Russia’s pressure on their borders,” he said.
“Now is the time to implement the joint protection of our European skies with a multi-layered air defence system.
\u201cAll the technologies for this are already in place.”What is needed are investments and determination \u2013 strong actions and decisions from all our partners.\u201d
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has confirmed that two Belarusian citizens have been arrested after drones were caught flying over government buildings in Warsaw.
The drones were operating in areas including near the Belweder palace, one of the official presidential residences.
\u201cThe police are investigating the circumstances behind the incident,\u201d he wrote in a post on X\/Twitter. <\/a>
It follows Russia organising drills with Belarus and sending drones into Poland and Romania, prompting concern from experts. <\/a>
Volodymyr Zelensky has shared his hopes for US President Donald Trump\u2019s state visit to the UK, saying he hopes it will result in a \u201cclear position\u201d on Ukraine.
\u201cI very much hope he (Starmer) will be able to have a very specific discussion on the security guarantees of the US for Ukraine,\u201d he told Sky News. <\/a>
\u201cBefore we end the war, I really want to have all the agreements in place. I want to\u2026 have a document that is supported by the US and all European partners. This is very important.
\u201cTo make this happen, we need a clear position of President Trump.\u201d
Volodymyr Zelensky says Russia has launched more than 3,500 drones and nearly 190 missiles against Ukraine so far this month alone.
“There have also been provocations against our partners,” he said on X.
\u201cThis is precisely the kind of aerial terror against which Ukraine is calling for joint defence \u2013 so that no one has to scramble combat aircraft in haste and feel Russia\u2019s pressure on their borders,\u201d the Ukrainian president said.
His remarks come just hours after Russia struck civilian areas in Zaporizhzhia, killing one and injuring at least 13 people.
\u201cIn Zaporizhzhia, first responders have completed extinguishing fires after the city was shelled by Russian rocket artillery. They struck deliberately to terrorise our people \u2013 13 were wounded, including two children. Many residential buildings were damaged,\u201d he said.
Poland has called for a Nato-enforced no-fly zone over Ukraine, stating it would be the best way to protect the alliance from incursions into its own member states’ airspace.
Poland\u2019s foreign minister Radoslaw Sikorski\u2019s remarks come after 19 Russian drones violated his country\u2019s airspace last week and another Russian drone entered Romanian airspace over the weekend.
\u201cProtection for our population \u2013 for example, from falling debris \u2013 would naturally be greater if we could combat drones and other flying objects beyond our national territory,\u201d Sikorski said.
\u201cWe as Nato and the EU could be capable of doing this, but it is not a decision that Poland can make alone; it can only be made with its allies,\u201d he told German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine.<\/em>
Poland would be able to shoot down Russian drones over Ukrainian territory, he said, calling it an \u201cadvantageous\u201d move.
\u201cIf Ukraine were to ask us to shoot them down over its territory, that would be advantageous for us. If you ask me personally, we should consider it,\u201d Sikorski said.
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