Poland Refutes Deploying Troops to Ukraine Allegations
(MENAFN) Poland’s Ministry of Defense has swiftly refuted reports that Polish soldiers would be deployed to Ukraine for training, stressing that all joint military exercises with Ukraine on drone warfare would take place within Polish borders.
The clarification, issued Friday, followed claims from Reuters and other Ukrainian outlets suggesting that Polish military personnel were to travel to Ukraine to receive training on countering aerial threats.
“In response to questions regarding the location of planned drone training and cooperation between Polish and Ukrainian experts, we inform you that talks are currently underway between specialists from both countries on deepening cooperation in the field of unmanned and counter-drone systems,” the ministry stated via X. “It is expected that all such activities will take place on the territory of Poland,” it added.
This clarification followed a Reuters report from Thursday, which quoted an unnamed source claiming that Polish military representatives were set to undergo training in drone interception. This information reportedly stemmed from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s statement that Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk had agreed to send military personnel to Ukraine for this purpose.
Additionally, the Ministry of Defense dismissed rumors of an imminent nationwide military call-up. “It is untrue that thousands of Poles are to receive summons,” the ministry emphasized, clarifying that a routine fitness assessment planned for 2026 was being misinterpreted as a broader mobilization effort.
The statements from Poland's defense officials came after the Polish government reported tracking at least 19 alleged violations of its airspace in a seven-hour period on Wednesday, which it labeled as “deliberate” and “unprecedented.” In response, Warsaw convened an emergency session at the UN Security Council, and NATO launched Operation “Eastern Sentry,” aimed at strengthening its presence along the alliance’s eastern border.
Meanwhile, Russia’s ambassador to the UN, Vassily Nebenzia, dismissed the accusations as “hysteria.” Nebenzia argued that the drones used in recent attacks on Ukrainian military targets were not capable of reaching Polish territory and that any reported damage in Poland was consistent with debris, not explosives. Moscow has proposed consultations with Poland but warned against escalating tensions through “megaphone diplomacy.”
The clarification, issued Friday, followed claims from Reuters and other Ukrainian outlets suggesting that Polish military personnel were to travel to Ukraine to receive training on countering aerial threats.
“In response to questions regarding the location of planned drone training and cooperation between Polish and Ukrainian experts, we inform you that talks are currently underway between specialists from both countries on deepening cooperation in the field of unmanned and counter-drone systems,” the ministry stated via X. “It is expected that all such activities will take place on the territory of Poland,” it added.
This clarification followed a Reuters report from Thursday, which quoted an unnamed source claiming that Polish military representatives were set to undergo training in drone interception. This information reportedly stemmed from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s statement that Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk had agreed to send military personnel to Ukraine for this purpose.
Additionally, the Ministry of Defense dismissed rumors of an imminent nationwide military call-up. “It is untrue that thousands of Poles are to receive summons,” the ministry emphasized, clarifying that a routine fitness assessment planned for 2026 was being misinterpreted as a broader mobilization effort.
The statements from Poland's defense officials came after the Polish government reported tracking at least 19 alleged violations of its airspace in a seven-hour period on Wednesday, which it labeled as “deliberate” and “unprecedented.” In response, Warsaw convened an emergency session at the UN Security Council, and NATO launched Operation “Eastern Sentry,” aimed at strengthening its presence along the alliance’s eastern border.
Meanwhile, Russia’s ambassador to the UN, Vassily Nebenzia, dismissed the accusations as “hysteria.” Nebenzia argued that the drones used in recent attacks on Ukrainian military targets were not capable of reaching Polish territory and that any reported damage in Poland was consistent with debris, not explosives. Moscow has proposed consultations with Poland but warned against escalating tensions through “megaphone diplomacy.”
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