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Poland pledges to strengthen security after drone strikes along border with Ukraine
Polish officials cited a CIA briefing and said two Russian drones landed within kilometers of its territory as they prepare a joint NATO response.
Poland pledged increased security along its border with Ukraine on Monday after a wave of Russian drone strikes near the frontier, including two that landed within kilometers of Polish territory.
Intelligence reports, including a CIA briefing last week, warned that Russia is poised to intensify campaigns against border points and sabotage European countries to discourage support for Ukraine.
Defense Minister WBadysBaw Kosiniak-Kamysz said Monday the Polish army recovered a suspected Russian military drone from the Baltic Sea near Jaroslawiec, following a Sunday strike on a train near the Ukraine-Poland border.
European Union top diplomat Kaja Kallas said Monday the attacks were "clearly meant to scare Western countries from supporting Ukraine," as Prime Minister Donald Tusk prepares to consult NATO allies on a joint response.
Tusk warned Sunday that the coming weeks will see "intensified actions" from Russia, with officials cautioning that hybrid warfare could escalate "on a scale that we have not seen before" along NATO borders.
Poland has vowed to strengthen security on its border with Ukraine after a wave of Russian drone strikes near the border, including two strikes that hit areas just a few kilometers from the country.
Poland promised to strengthen security along its border with Ukraine following a wave of Russian drone attacks near the border line, including two that fell a few kilometres from Polish territory.