Sikorsky Called On NATO To Shoot Down Russian Missiles Over Ukraine
- 14.09.2026, 15:35
This will help protect both Poland and Ukrainian cities.
NATO countries must shoot down Russian drones and missiles in Ukrainian airspace, said Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski. “When a cruise missile is flying toward us—and just a month ago, one of them exploded on Polish territory— — it is far better to shoot it down in self-defense while it is still in Ukrainian airspace than to allow a situation in which it is shot down and the debris falls on someone on this side of the border,” — Sikorski said in an interview with BBC Radio 4.
According to him, this approach would help both Poland and Ukraine. In particular, if NATO countries protect the airspace over western Ukraine, the airport in Lviv could resume operations, Sikorski noted. He added that this issue is currently being discussed not only in Poland itself but also within the North Atlantic Alliance. Russia’s regular shelling of Ukrainian cities has previously led on multiple occasions to missiles and drones straying into Polish territory.
On the morning of September 13, the Russian military struck a gas station and a passenger train at the Yagodin station in the Volyn Oblast—not far from the Polish-Ukrainian border. A drone struck the locomotive of the train, which was traveling from Kyiv to Warsaw. This is the same railway line that foreign leaders have used to travel to the Ukrainian capital throughout the war. During the Russian attack, the Polish military scrambled fighter jets, and security forces issued warnings to residents of border regions.
Against this backdrop, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk urgently convened a meeting of ministers, military representatives, and intelligence officials. He stated that escalation on Russia’s part “is becoming a reality” and poses risks to Poland. “The coming weeks and months will be a period of very intense activity on the part of Russia, and, unfortunately, we cannot rule out that this escalation will also affect our territory,” the Polish prime minister said. Tusk emphasized that Poland and its NATO allies “must be prepared to respond jointly if necessary.”