Poland says Russian rocket entered its airspace, summons diplomat


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  • Saturday, 30 Dec 2023

Polish Defence Minister and deputy Prime Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz speaks during a news conference after National Security Council meeting in Warsaw after an unidentified aerial object entered Polish airspace, Poland, December 29, 2023. Dawid Zuchowicz / Agencja Wyborcza.pl via REUTERS

WARSAW (Reuters) -Poland summoned the Russian charge d'affaires and demanded an explanation for the violation of Poland's airspace by a missile and an immediate halt to such activities, Poland's foreign ministry said in a statement on Friday evening.

According to the General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces, a Russian missile entered the airspace of the NATO member on Friday morning. Ukrainian authorities had reported a mass attack on various cities throughout Ukraine overnight.

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