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Poland says Russian rocket entered its airspace, summons diplomat

www.nbcnews.com Poland says Russian rocket entered its airspace, summons diplomat

The rocket entered the NATO member's airspace on Friday during a massive missile and drone attack on Ukraine, a Polish military official said.

Poland says Russian rocket entered its airspace, summons diplomat

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.

“On Friday at 7:12 local time (01:12 ET), from the direction of the border with Ukraine, there was a violation of Polish airspace by an object that left Poland’s territory after less than three minutes,” Poland’s General Staff wrote on X social media.

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