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According to the Polish Advisor to the Minister of Defense Mechislav Benek, if t...

Was not threatened with safety: Poland could knock down the Russian rocket - the Ministry of Defense

According to the Polish Advisor to the Minister of Defense Mechislav Benek, if the rocket flew deep into the country and threatened security, it would be liquidated. During the air anxiety on the night of March 24, the Russian rocket flew into Poland for only 39 seconds, before changing the course and heading towards Lviv. Poland had the opportunity to knock this rocket, but did not do so, because it did not pose a threat, because it did not penetrate deep enough inside the country.

This was stated by Advisor to the Minister of Defense Mechislav Benek, reports Wiadomosci. Yes, the Russian rocket was in Poland's airspace for 39 seconds. It flew at a height of 400 meters and at a speed of 800 km/h. The rocket flew into Poland 1. 5-2 km. During the incident, two pairs of F-16 fighters-two Polish and two American fighters were raised. "The anti-aircraft missile defense, the next pairs of F16 (Polish and American) would have confused the object.

The missiles that have pilots on board could knock the object be deeper and threatened the country's safety," the adviser said Minister of Defense of Poland. During a large -scale rocket attack on Ukraine on Sunday night, March 24, one of the Russian missiles got into Poland. The incident was raised in the air. The Polish military noted that the facility entered the airspace in the city of the city (Lublin Voivodeship) and stayed there for 39 seconds.