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General: Halting aid to Ukraine invites Russian impunity over Poland
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General: Halting aid to Ukraine invites Russian impunity over Poland

From Rzeczpospolita · () Polish

Translated from Polish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • A 10-meter wide crater was found in Tarnawa-Kolonia, Lublin Voivodeship, Poland, with unidentified object fragments discovered at the scene.
  • The incident occurred during a Russian attack on Ukraine, prompting Polish and allied fighter jets to scramble after an unidentified aerial object briefly entered Polish airspace.
  • Retired General Roman Polko criticized Poland's information policy and communication strategy regarding the incident, suggesting it was part of Russia's hybrid warfare and that halting aid to Ukraine would embolden Russia.

A large crater, approximately 10 meters in diameter, was discovered in Tarnawa-Kolonia, in Poland's Lublin Voivodeship. Emergency services, including police, firefighters, military personnel, and counter-terrorism units, are securing the site where fragments of an unidentified object were found. The incident prompted an alert, with sirens activated in Lublin and Krasnystaw.

If we want such incidents to happen more often, then we don't need to help Ukraine. We need to implement what Mr. Czarnek said, and Russia will be able to do whatever it wants over our territory.

โ€” Gen. Roman PolkoGen. Roman Polko's commentary on the potential consequences of not aiding Ukraine, linking it to Russia's actions over Polish territory.

The discovery coincided with a nighttime Russian military assault on Ukraine. Polish and allied fighter jets were deployed after an unidentified aerial object briefly entered Polish airspace before disappearing from radar. This event has raised concerns about national security and Poland's response to potential threats.

Indeed, Russia is constantly waging hybrid warfare against Poland. There was peace for a long time, but earlier there was the CH-55 missile near Bydgoszcz, there were drone attacks, and sabotaged tracks. Russia is behind all of this.

โ€” Gen. Roman PolkoGen. Roman Polko's assertion that Russia is behind the incident and other hostile actions against Poland.

Retired General Roman Polko, former commander of the GROM special forces unit, strongly linked the incident to Russia's ongoing hybrid warfare against Poland. He suggested that Russia would feel emboldened to act with impunity over Polish territory if Poland were to cease its aid to Ukraine. Polko also criticized the government's information policy, stating that communication about the incident was delayed and too vague, hindering effective public awareness and response during what he termed a "cognitive war."

If we want to win this cognitive, informational war, then this communication should be significantly better.

โ€” Gen. Roman PolkoGen. Roman Polko's criticism of the government's communication strategy regarding the incident.
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Originally published by Rzeczpospolita in Polish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.