Russia responds after Poland shot down drones that majorly violated its airspace as WW3 fears grow

Russia has responded to their drones being shot down by Poland.

Earlier today (September 10), Poland confirmed that numerous Russian drones entered its territory in the space of several hours and were ultimately shot down with the help of the country's NATO allies.

According to AP, Poland's airspace has been infiltrated by Russia on several occasions during its conflict with Ukraine. However there hasn't been anything on this scale, sparking Poland to believe that it was an 'act of aggression' from Russia.

European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said of the incident: "Russia’s war is escalating, not ending.

"Last night in Poland we saw the most serious European airspace violation by Russia since the war began, and indications suggest it was intentional, not accidental."

Now Russia have explained why the drones were in Poland's airspace.

Russia have defended its actions in Poland's airspace (Contributor/Getty Images)

"The strike objectives have been achieved. All designated targets were hit," Russia's ministry of defence told Sky News.

"No targets on the territory of Poland were planned for striking.

"The maximum flight range of the Russian UAVs used in the strike, which allegedly crossed the border with Poland, does not exceed 700 km.

"Nevertheless, we are ready to hold consultations with the Ministry of Defence of Poland on this matter."

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Poland has complained about Russian objects entering its airspace during attacks on Ukraine before.

In August, Poland’s defence minister said that a flying object that crashed and exploded in a cornfield in eastern Poland was identified as a Russian drone, and called it a provocation by Russia.

Prime Minister of Poland Donald Tusk described the situation as a 'large-scale provocation' (Mateusz Slodkowski/Getty Images)

Then in March, Poland scrambled jets after a Russian missile briefly passed through Polish air space on its way to a target in western Ukraine, and in 2022, a missile that was likely fired by Ukraine to intercept a Russian attack landed in Poland, killing two people.

There's been widespread condemnation across Europe in the wake of Russia's recent actions and world leaders have been voicing their support of Poland.

Prime Minister of Hungary Viktor Orbán penned on Twitter: "Hungary stands in full solidarity with Poland following the recent drone incident. The violation of Poland’s territorial integrity is unacceptable."

"The incident proves that our policy of calling for peace in the Russia-Ukraine war is reasonable and rational," he continued.

"Living in the shadow of a war is fraught with risks and dangers. It’s time to make it stop! To this end, we support the efforts of President @realDonaldTrump aimed at achieving peace."

Meanwhile, Romanian President Nicusor Dan accused Russia of 'behaving aggressively' and 'defying all our efforts to achieve peace'.

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