Five hours flew over the country: a Russian balloon flew to Poland

The Polish army tracked the Russian balloon with the help of balloons, but did not open fire on it. From the Kaliningrad region of the Russian Federation to Poland, a Russian balloon flew. He flew over the country for five hours. About it reports the operational command of the Polish troops. On June 20, the Russian balloon broke the Polish airspace and entered the territory of Poland. It happened in the Kentshin district around 3:30 pm local time (16:30 in Kiev).

According to preliminary data, the Russian Federation lost control of the airstat in the Kaliningrad region. The size and purpose of the ball were not reported. At the same time, Poland decided not to knock the balloon, but throughout the time its movement was monitored with the help of radar stations. It moved in the eastern direction and at about 20:00 (21:00 in Kiev) the balloon herself left the Polish airspace.

"Given the possible negative consequences associated with the attempt to destroy [the ball] in the Polish airspace, the operational command made a conscious decision not to use weapons against the object," the reported. The air object did not threaten the national security of Poland. We will remind, on May 27 the media wrote that the Russian Federation uses balloons to control Finland. The optical-electronic station allows you to expand the coating and work area of ​​radio stations and UAVs.