Warsaw says Russian drone intrusion 'not an accidental event'

Poland's Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said on Wednesday that the overnight intrusion of several Russian drones into the NATO member's airspace was "not an accidental event", Report informs via AFP.

Poland had identified 19 violations of its airspace overnight and shot down at least three drones, the government said earlier, adding that no one was harmed in the "Russian action".

"We have no doubt that this was not an accidental event," Sikorski told reporters.

"We are dealing with an unprecedented case of an attack not only on Poland's territory but also on the territory of NATO and the European Union," he added.

Sikorski said that Russian drones had veered into Polish airspace before, but said this situation was different.

"When one or two drones does it, it is possible that it was a technical malfunction," he said.

"But as I told you, in this case, there were 19 breaches, and it simply defies imagination that that could be accidental."

Russia's defence ministry denied targeting Poland and its foreign ministry accused Warsaw of spreading "myths" to escalate the war in Ukraine.

The Russian embassy in Warsaw separately told AFP that "Poland has failed to provide evidence of the Russian origin of the objects that entered Polish airspace".