The Speaker of the Polish Sejm, Szymon Holownia, has said that incidents involving the violation of Polish airspace by Russian missiles could occur again. He acknowledged this possibility due to the ongoing war in Ukraine, according to PolskieRadio.
"While the war in Ukraine continues, incidents such as the violation of Polish airspace by Russian missiles are likely to occur again," Holownia said.
As noted by the Speaker of the Polish Sejm, the country's most important task is ensuring security and the operation of systems and their improvement to prevent threats. He emphasized that no effort or expense should be spared in this regard.
"The most important thing is whether we can respond to such situations, and it turns out we can," he added.
Holownia also stressed that any actions related to intercepting and shooting down missiles that violate Polish airspace should be carried out in a manner that does not harm the Polish civilian population.
"Shooting down such a missile means that its debris must fall somewhere, which becomes an uncontrolled and much more complex process. I am absolutely convinced that the military acted exactly as they should have," Holownia concluded.
Russian missile incursions into Polish territory
Russian missiles have repeatedly flown into Polish territory during mass attacks on Ukraine. The country's authorities have responded to these events cautiously and raised aviation into the airspace for safety reasons.
The Polish command emphasized that the military knew that the Russian missile, which flew over the Lublin region on the morning of March 24, would return to Ukraine.
Furthermore, the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned Russian Ambassador Sergey Andreyev. The reason for this was the violation of Polish airspace by the Russian missile.
As noted by Polish Defense Minister Mieczysław Bieniek, Poland would shoot down a Russian missile if it were to fly further into the country.