Russian drones attacked the Dorohusk-Ja hours crossing on 13 September; 1 struck about 1 km and the another 5 km from the Polish border. The train locomotive of Kiev-Warsaw's relation was hit, but no 1 was injured. Poland picked up aviation without uncovering any breach of airspace. This is simply a direct safety test for the east flank of NATO.
Impact at the Dorohusk-Ja hours crossing
Russian drones attacked infrastructure on Sunday 13 September on the Ukrainian side of the border with Poland. The head of the Ukrainian MFA Andry Sybiha reported the strikes in the Dorohusk-Ja hours crossing area. He estimated the panic of Vladimir Putin knocking on the doors of the European Union and NATO.
One of the drones hit a passenger train locomotive moving on the Kiev-Warsaw route. The Ukrainian rail carrier reported that no 1 was injured as the crew had previously received a informing about the threat. There was besides a fuel station fire and harm to respective trucks in the area of the attack.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz said that 1 of the drones struck about a kilometer from the Polish border and the another about 5 kilometres from it. Poland launched aviation measures, including F-16 aircraft, helicopters and SAAB reconnaissance aircraft. On completion of the activities, the Minister informed that no breach of the Polish airspace was found.
Polish consequence was necessary
No border violation means no threat. Impacts at a distance of 1 kilometer from the territory of the Republic require full readiness of radars, aviation and anti-aircraft defence. Poland raised its readiness already during the night attack, before all the effects of beatings on the Ukrainian side were known.
The launch of aviation costs, burdens staff and shows that the war in Ukraine straight affects the regular functioning of the Polish safety system. However, specified a reaction is the work of the State. Any object approaching the border must be detected, classified and intercepted if necessary. There's no place for political calming down just for calming down.
Earlier account of the Russian attack at Dorohusk described the attack of Polish fighters and the launch of alarms. The latest information shows the scale of the risk: the aim was to supply transport infrastructure serving the connection to Warsaw, and the impact occurred just outside the Polish territory.
Russia is pushing for routes linking Ukraine to Europe
The attack on Ja hr is not an isolated incident. In fresh weeks, Russian strikes have besides touched Ukrainian border crossings with Romania and Moldova. 9 September Ukrainian Ministry of abroad Affairs reported an attack on the passage of the Starocozators At the border with Moldova, where 2 people were killed and 3 were injured.
The repeatability of specified actions indicates the force exerted on Ukraine's civilian and logistical connections with European countries. Rail, roads and border crossing points are needed for passengers, trade and supplies. Their paralysis strikes average people and at the same time tries the determination of the states supporting Kiev.
Sybiha put the substance in sharp words, but geography gives them a real basis. Dorohusk-Ja hours is not a distant point on the map of war. It is simply a direct neighbourhood of Poland, an crucial transport corridor and a section of the external border of the European Union and NATO.
The safety of Poles is at stake
Poland cannot get utilized to Russian strokes just abroad. Constant on-calls, efficient reconnaissance and clear procedures for military cooperation with civilian services are needed. The people of Lublin have the right to know how the state warns them of the danger and how it secures traffic at border crossing points.
The support for defending Ukraine in this case is due to hard realism. Russia is moving force closer to the alliance's territory, checking the consequence time and resilience of the infrastructure. At the same time, Poland must defender its own interests in relations with Kiev, including historical fact and economical matters, but the aggressor in this war must be called without guile. It is the Russian Federation.
The most crucial conclusion is simple. The border was not compromised, but Poland's safety was put on another serious test. The answer must be readiness, not tame danger.
Source: Polish Radio West, El País, Ministry of abroad Affairs of Ukraine
Source: Polish Radio West
