Former Polish Prime Minister Leszek Miller has responded to the Wyryki incident, in which a house was damaged amid a drone incursion into Polish airspace.
Polish authorities are currently investigating the type of projectile that damaged the house during the incursion. Whereas initial reports suggested a Russian drone, Polish media now point to an AIM-120 AMRAAM missile fired by a Polish F-16.
According to Rzeczpospolita, the damage was not caused by a Russian drone, but by a Polish missile intended to shoot down the drone, which malfunctioned.
When asked whether the authorities were aware of the situation, Miller said they could not have been unaware:
Because where the missile lands, the pilot in the cockpit who launched it knows, and secondly, the ground crew knows…. When you know a tragic mistake has been made, you need to quickly admit it, apologize, pay compensation, and close the matter. Don’t try to manipulate it. The truth will come out sooner or later, and you’ll only suffer the consequences.
Miller also stressed that the chain of communication within the military may be too long. “I don’t assume the military didn’t inform their superiors. Perhaps the layers of information transfer are too numerous,” he said.
Prime Minister Donald Tusk reiterated that responsibility lies with Moscow for provoking the incident. However, at an emergency UN meeting, Polish representative Marcin Bosacki presented inaccurate information, claiming the building had been hit by a Russian drone.
Previously, left-wing Miller has expressed reservations about aspects of Poland’s Ukraine policy, calling his country “unlucky” with Ukrainian ambassadors.
