According to him, such a step would help prevent threats to Russian drones that have recently been violated Poland's airspace. Sikorsky noted that this idea was first discussed last year, but it cannot be implemented by only one country. "We, like NATO and the EU, could make such a decision, but Poland cannot do it on its own.
For example, the protection of the population, for example, from the wreckage of drones would be more effective if we could knock down flying objects outside our territory," he said. The minister also added that cooperation with Ukraine would be mutually beneficial in this matter. "If Kiev is asked to knock down the drones over its territory, we should consider it seriously," Sikorsky emphasized.
Last week, NATO air defense systems, along with Polish fighters, knocked down several Russian drones that flew into the Polish airspace. In total, 19 violations were recorded, at least three drones were destroyed. Despite the fact that most of the devices were unarmed, the debris still caused harm. Similar incidents occurred in neighboring countries.
In particular, Romania repeatedly recorded the fall of fragments of Russian drones, and on Saturday its fighter jets were raised after another border violation. Since the beginning of the summer, Russia has significantly intensified strokes in Ukrainian cities, using massive waves of drones. In response, Kyiv calls for partners to expand air defense.
We will remind, in March 2022, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky called on the US Congress to introduce a humanitarian immacular zone over the country. He emphasized that this would help save the civilian population from the daily Air Force of Russia. However, then the proposal was rejected both in NATO and in the EU. The Excellence of Defense of the United Kingdom, Ben Wallace warned that the direct clash of Western and Russia aircraft could lead to a large -scale war in Europe.
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