Poland on drone threat alert – Two Russian drones shot down by Romania, see video

An alarm sounded connected Saturday day by authorities successful eastbound Poland, successful the portion bordering Ukraine, reportedly pursuing a drone threat, perchance Russian.

Meanwhile, the Armed Forces successful Romania were mobilized and reportedly changeable down 2 Russian drones that entered Romanian airspace from Ukraine.

Romanian authorities sent an exigency alert to residents urging them to enactment successful a harmless place.

Polish and allied fighter jets took disconnected to woody with the threat.

At the aforesaid time, Lublin airport and a portion astir it were closed portion alarm sirens were heard successful immoderate areas.

The Polish Armed Forces said the craft were progressive successful an cognition adjacent the borderline with Ukraine “to guarantee the information of our airspace.”

“These actions are of a preventive quality and are aimed astatine securing airspace and protecting civilians, particularly successful areas adjacent to the threatened area,” the Polish subject bid said successful the statement.

The connection did not notation immoderate violations of Polish airspace, Reuters notes.

In immoderate case, the mobilization comes conscionable 3 days aft Poland changeable down Russian drones erstwhile they crossed into its airspace.

The breach by Russian drones took spot astatine nighttime from Tuesday to Wednesday. Russia said it had not targeted Poland.