Tusk demands explanations from Ukraine after drone explosion in Lithuania that came from the direction of Poland

Poland does not allow operations on its territory or in its airspace without the clear consent of the state, regardless of who carries them out. Regarding this, 20, on October [date], Prime Minister Donald Tusk stated ahead of a government meeting, commenting on the incident with the Ukrainian drone in Lithuania, as cited by PAP.

Tusk assured that Warsaw will closely cooperate with Vilnius to determine the circumstances of the explosion of the drone near the Lithuania-Latvia border. According to him, all available data indicate that the drone flew into Lithuania from the Polish side.

The prime minister stated that he expects full cooperation from the Ukrainian side.

"Without emotions, without any ill intent, but I will very firmly demand full explanations," he said.

Tusk stressed that, regardless of the results of the investigation into the circumstances, Poland does not allow operations on its territory or over it without the explicit consent of the Polish state.

"And this will not change, regardless of who would carry out these operations," he added.

Tusk planned to discuss the incident during a meeting with the President of Lithuania, Gitanas Nausėda, 20, in October.

In the night of 18 October, Ukraine massively attacked targets in Saint Petersburg and its surroundings with drones. Oil terminals, ports and military facilities were hit; the VKontakte data center, the Ozon warehouse also suffered damage. At the same time, air raid sirens were sounded in Lithuania and Latvia. In northern Lithuania, a drone exploded in the Pasvalys district, damaging a civilian vehicle, with no injuries.

19 October, Lithuanian Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė said that it was a Ukrainian drone with an explosive charge that crossed into Lithuania from Poland. He stated that the Ukrainian side confirmed the loss of contact with one of its drones during the attack. Later he said that Lithuania intends to begin consultations with NATO about changing procedures to be able to shoot down objects that violate its airspace without their visual identification.