It is only fair that Poland helps Ukraine shoot down missiles flying in its direction, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said this during a press conference, according to an LB.ua correspondent.
He recalled that gas storage facilities are located in western Ukraine, which are being attacked by Russians. The missiles used by the occupiers to strike them are actually flying in the direction of Warsaw.
"It is interesting that ukrainosceptics are using this gas. And if we don't protect the storage facilities, they will be left without gas in winter," Zelensky said.
He added that there are different opinions on whether a Russian missile has already hit Polish territory. Ukraine has a different opinion than others.
During the Russian missile attack on 24 March 2024, the ground infrastructure of the Dashava gas storage facility, one of the largest in Ukraine, located 15 km from Stryy in Lviv Region, was damaged. It stores gas from European companies.
Then a Russian missile crossed the border with Poland. The Polish military responded by sending F-16 fighter jets into the sky, but took no action.
- NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg does not support Poland's shooting down of Russian missiles over Ukrainian territory. "We will not become a part of the conflict," the Secretary General said in an interview as part of the United News telethon.
- A few days ago, Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said that his country is considering shooting down Russian missiles that may enter their territory "by mistake" during Russian attacks on Ukraine.
- Sikorski noted that the proposal, which was initially put forward by Kyiv, is included in the joint defence agreement signed by both countries. The bilateral security agreement with Poland, signed on 8 July, is the first of the bilateral security agreements signed so far to provide for the possibility of intercepting missiles and drones in Ukraine's airspace fired in the direction of Poland.