An unidentified aerial object entered the airspace of NATO member Poland from the side of the border with Ukraine on Friday morning, the operational command of the Polish army said.
It wrote in a post on the social media platform X:
In the morning, an unidentified aerial object entered the airspace … and from the moment it crossed the border until the signal disappeared, it was observed by the radars of the country’s air defence system. In accordance with applicable procedures, the operational commander of the armed forces mobilized the available forces and resources at his disposal.
Private broadcaster TV Republika had reported that a search for the object was happening near the town of Hrubieszow in southern Poland. Krzysztof Komorski, governor of the Lublin region wrote on X:
We received information that an object appeared on the radar near Hrubieszow. We have no confirmation that it fell within our region.
In accordance with current procedures, “the operational commander of the armed forces mobilized the forces and means at its disposal,” the military added.
