On Poland’s border with Ukraine, residents brace for a possible Russian hybrid attack – WTOP News
- On Thursday, Dorohusk residents received three air-raid warnings in one day, with border traffic suspended and staff evacuated just 2 kilometers from Ukraine. Military helicopters and vapor trails overhead underscore the community's heightened anxiety.
- Two Russian drones exploded on the Ukrainian side of the Dorohusk-Yahodyn crossing on September 13, intensifying anxiety before Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk warned on September 17 that Russia was planning hybrid strikes with drones or rockets. Other European leaders have shared his warnings.
- Staff at Dorohusk School now discuss safety with students "practically every day," said Director JarosBaw Wjcicki. Windows have been boarded up and basement rooms designated as shelter where children took cover after one evacuation.
- Defense Minister WBadysBaw Kosiniak-Kamysz announced on September 22 that Patriot batteries are deployed in Polish regions bordering Ukraine. MirosBaw Sokal, head of resident safety for Lublin 90 km west of Dorohusk, stated officials advise residents to put two walls between them and any window during air threats.
- After 40 years believing they would live in peace, Poles now grapple with a war that felt increasingly close since a Russian missile crashed 90 kilometers inside Polish territory this July. Resident Krzysztof Rulka expressed confusion over frequent alerts, while communities closest to Ukraine remain behind on civil defense preparedness.
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Airstrikes near the border, drone finds and other puzzling cases: in Poland there is growing concern for Russian provocation – and there are doubts about preparedness.
On Poland’s border with Ukraine, residents brace for a possible Russian hybrid attack – WTOP News
DOROHUSK, Poland (AP) — Three times in one day, phones lit up across this Polish border community with a warning: A drone or a missile could cross from Ukraine, and residents should stay vigilant in case they might need to take cover. Above the village of Dorohusk in eastern Poland, vapor trails cut across the...
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FILE - Firefighters and territorial defence officers stand close to the destroyed roof of a house, after Russian drones violated Polish airspace during an attack on Ukraine, in Wyryki near Lublin, Poland, Sept. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Rafal Niedzielski, File)
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On Poland’s border with Ukraine, residents brace for a possible Russian hybrid attack
DOROHUSK, Poland (AP) — Three times in one day, phones lit up across this Polish border community with a warning: A drone or a missile could cross from Ukraine, and residents should stay vigilant in case they might need to…
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In Poland, the fear of an expansion of the Ukraine war is growing, which is why even the staff of the German embassy can be trained militarily.
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