Hungary stands in solidarity with Poland, declared Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on the X social media platform following the entry of drones into Polish airspace, calling the violation of territorial integrity unacceptable.
"The incident demonstrates that our policy of calling for peace in the war between Russia and Ukraine is reasonable and rational," Orbán stated. "Living in the shadow of war carries risks and dangers. It's time to stop it!"
"We are at the closest moment to an open conflict since World War II"
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Wednesday before Parliament that, following the violation of Polish airspace by Russian drones, we are closer to an open conflict than at any other time since World War II".
Tusk confirms 19 violations of Polish airspace and three drones shot down
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk confirmed on Wednesday in Parliament that during the night, there were 19 violations of Polish airspace by Russian drones and stated that three of the aircraft were shot down, the last one at 6:45 today, reports Efe.
The Netherlands labels Russian drones in Poland as a "threat to European security"
The Dutch government considered the incursion of Russian drones into Polish airspace this morning as a "threat to European security" and emphasized that NATO, whose air defenses helped Poland shoot down the unmanned aircraft, "must remain prepared," reports Efe. In a brief statement, the Dutch interim Foreign Minister, David van Weel, warned that "violations of NATO airspace by Russian drones are unacceptable and a threat to European security" and stressed that the Dutch government, a coalition of two right-wing parties, "stands firmly with Poland".
Romania deployed fighter jets in response to the presence of Russian drones near its airspace
The Romanian Ministry of Defense reported that it deployed two F-16 fighter jets in response to the presence of Russian drones near its airspace on the night of Tuesday to Wednesday, the same night that Poland claims to have shot down three of those Russian aircraft that invaded its territory, reports Efe. The Ministry stated in a release that on the night of September 9 to 10, surveillance radars detected a group of aerial drones in the Vâlcov area, a Ukrainian city on the banks of the Danube near the Romanian border. Two Romanian Air Force F-16 fighter jets took off at 00:59 (22:59 GMT) from the Feteti Air Base in the southeast of the country to investigate the presence of those drones.