Sikorski: Poland’s response to drone attack was “100% success” by Ukrainian standards
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Mon, 15 Sep 2025 09:55:00 +0300

He said this in an interview with The Guardian.The outlet notes that Sikorski disagreed with the assumption that Poland’s air defense was unprepared for the drone attack, “given the fact some of the drones travelled hundreds of miles into Polish territory.” The article adds that, according to available data, Poland shot down 3 out of about 19 UAVs."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," the minister said.According to him, Warsaw’s response to the incident would have been “much tougher” if the Russian UAV attack in Poland had resulted in injuries or casualties.“With an aggressor and a liar like Putin, only the toughest counter-pressures work,” Sikorski said, but refused to outline a possible response to drones in Polish airspace.Russian Shaheds in Polish airspace. BackgroundPolish Armed Forces’ Operational Command put air defense systems and aviation on highest alert due to Russia’s night attack on Ukraine: Russian drones violated the country’s airspace.As a result of a Russian attack on the night of September 10, drone debris fell on a residential building in a village in Poland’s Lublin Voivodeship. No one was injured.Ukraine's President Zelenskyy says Ukraine is ready to help Poland develop an alert and air defense system. Meanwhile, European Commission President von der Leyen announces the EU will build a “drone wall” on the Russia border.On Wednesday, September 10, NATO activated Article 4 of the North Atlantic Treaty after Russian drones violated Polish territory.According to officials, defense experts, and analysts, this revealed how unprepared Europe is for such a massive air attack, which Russia launches against Ukraine almost every night, exposing the scale of investment needed to strengthen NATO’s eastern flank.
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