Is there anyone who can explain why two attacks happened yesterday, but only one of them is allowed to be discussed here?
consumer451 · 2h ago
This is significant, is it not?
This is the first time a NATO member has directly destroyed Russian (if that is the case) military hardware, since when?
edit: To answer my own question, since only 2015 when a Turkish F-16 shot down a Russian Su-24.
jacquesm · 1h ago
Yes, very much so. I was passing through Eastern Poland a few weeks ago and saw a patriot deployed in a field, up and running and ready to go. That's a first as long as I've traveled, to see active military resources deployed on NATO allied territory outside of an exercise.
inglor_cz · 30m ago
This is significant but also in line with standard Russian behavior as we know it from the last century; they will push as long and as far as they can. Zero respect for normal diplomatic relations or smaller nations. The entire eastern half of Europe has plenty of experience with this.
There need to be some reprisals for this incursion, otherwise more Shaheds will "arrive" by "bad luck", of course.
A no-fly zone over a stretch of Western Ukraine, enforced by NATO air power, would be in place. Manned Russian aircraft don't operate there, only drones and missiles.
jacquesm · 9m ago
There is absolutely no chance that this was not exactly as planned.
fjfaase · 1h ago
Finally, there is a response. In the past days several drones flew through Polish airspace on their way to Ukrane.
Putin is constantly escalating in this war. I read that the missile that hit the government building a few days ago, did not explode. There was but a luke warm response to that in the west. It won't surprise me, if another attempt will follow.
Multiple interceptions over 40km deep, no victims, one building damaged.
I hope my gov invokes Nato Article 5. We cant be handling this BS alone.
jacquesm · 46m ago
Hang in there. I saw three airports were closed for a while, not sure if that is still the case (Rzeszow, Warsaw, Lublin). I have a lot of family and friends in the Eastern part of Poland all the way up to the border.
It looks like NATO assets were already used in the response, a dutch tanker flew to refuel the F35s that were in on this.
rasz · 26m ago
New drone crash site found in Opoczno, over 400km in straight line from Belarus border. 1/3 way to Berlin, record holder is still 2022 KH-55 that fell in Bydgoszcz and made Germany send Patriot to Poland.
This is the first time a NATO member has directly destroyed Russian (if that is the case) military hardware, since when?
edit: To answer my own question, since only 2015 when a Turkish F-16 shot down a Russian Su-24.
There need to be some reprisals for this incursion, otherwise more Shaheds will "arrive" by "bad luck", of course.
A no-fly zone over a stretch of Western Ukraine, enforced by NATO air power, would be in place. Manned Russian aircraft don't operate there, only drones and missiles.
Putin is constantly escalating in this war. I read that the missile that hit the government building a few days ago, did not explode. There was but a luke warm response to that in the west. It won't surprise me, if another attempt will follow.
I hope my gov invokes Nato Article 5. We cant be handling this BS alone.
It looks like NATO assets were already used in the response, a dutch tanker flew to refuel the F35s that were in on this.