Russia's Provocative Act Against Poland

Multiple Russian drones violated Polish airspace on Tuesday, forcing the Polish and other NATO planes to shoot them down, as reported by the Associated Press:

"Poland said Wednesday that multiple Russian drones entered its territory over the course of several hours and were shot down with help from NATO allies, describing the incursion as an 'act of aggression' carried out during a wave of Russian strikes on Ukraine.

The Kremlin refused to comment, but its close ally, Belarus, said it tracked some drones that 'lost their course' because they were jammed. However, several European leaders said they believe that the incursion amounted to an intentional escalation by Russia of its war on Ukraine.

Poland said some of the drones came from Belarus, where Russian and Belarusian troops have begun gathering for war games starting on Friday.

Polish airspace has been violated many times since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, but there has been nothing on this scale in Poland or in any other Western nation along the eastern flank of NATO and the European Union. A NATO spokesman said it was the first time the alliance has confronted a potential threat in its airspace.

NATO met to discuss the incident, which came three days after Russia’s largest aerial attack on Ukraine since the war began."  (our emphasis)

Some Polish airspace and several airports were closed as a precaution after the drones were spotted on radar, AP reports that some drones hit property in Poland, with the village of Wyryki sustaining damage.  Polish towns It's laughable that the drones "lost their course" as war games got underway in war criminal Vladimir Putin's puppet state of Belarus. EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas correctly stated that "indications suggest it was intentional, not accidental.” 

It's past time for crushing sanctions on Russia's oil and gas industry and the nations they supply, and to give Ukraine the military resources it needs to return fire.

BONUS: South Carolina MAGAt Rep. Joe "You Lie" Wilson urges action against Russia for its "act of war" against a NATO ally, showing some impatience with the Malignant Fascist's endless courting of Putin.

(photo: Polish soldiers stand in front of a drone-damaged house in Wyryki, Poland. Jakub Orzechowski/Agencja Wyborcza.pl/Reuters)