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[[Category:Russian invasion of Ukraine]]

Revision as of 09:01, 24 March 2024

During the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine, the airspaces of non-combatant neighbouring countries, particularly Poland, Moldova, and Romania, have been violated on several occasions.

List of incidents

Date Non-combatant country Committed by Nature of violation
November 15, 2022 Poland Poland Ukraine Ukraine 2022 missile explosion in Poland: A Ukrainian air-defence missile became out of control and crashed into a grain facility in the village of Przewodów, killing two people.[1]
February 10, 2023 Moldova Moldova Russia Russia A Russian missile violated Moldovan airspace, resulting in the Russian ambassador to Moldova being summoned in protest.[2]
August 1, 2023 Poland Poland Russia Russia Two Belarusian helicopters violated Polish airspace, with the Belarusian chargé d'affaires summoned by Poland in response.[3]
September 30, 2023 Romania Romania Russia Russia A Russian drone was detected in Romanian airspace by the Romanian defence ministry during an overnight drone attack against Ukraine.[4]
December 14, 2023 Romania Romania Russia Russia A Russian drone violated Romanian airspace and crashed on Romanian territory, resulting in German and Romanian fighter jets being scrambled.[5]
December 29, 2023 Poland Poland Russia Russia A Russian missile violated Polish airspace for less than three minutes, during which time the missile was tracked by Polish and allied radar systems. The Russian chargé d'affaires was summoned by Poland in response.[6][7]
March 24, 2024 Poland Poland Russia Russia A Russian cruise missile, aimed at Ukraine, violated Polish airspace for 39 seconds, near the village of Oserdów. In response, Polish and allied aircraft were activated.[8][9]

References

  1. ^ "Polish experts confirm missile that hit grain facility was Ukrainian - media". Reuters. September 26, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ "Moldova briefly shuts airspace after report of balloon-like object". Reuters. February 15, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ "Poland says two Belarusian helicopters violated its airspace, adding to tensions". AP News. 2023-08-01. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
  4. ^ "Romania: Possible airspace breach during Ukraine drone attack". Reuters. September 30, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ Newdick, Thomas (2023-12-14). "NATO Fighters Scrambled As Russian Drone Violates Romanian Airspace". The War Zone. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
  6. ^ "Poland says Russian rocket entered its airspace, summons diplomat". Reuters. December 30, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ "Poland says Russian missile briefly entered its airspace". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
  8. ^ Kostenko, Heather Chen, Josh Pennington, Sophie Jeong, Maria (2024-03-24). "Poland activates aircraft after Russian cruise missile aimed at Ukraine enters its airspace". CNN. Retrieved 2024-03-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  9. ^ "Russia violates Poland's airspace during cruise missile attack on western Ukraine". The Independent. 2024-03-24. Retrieved 2024-03-24.