Ukraine Will Train Polish Troops To Prevent Drone Attacks

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JAKARTA - Ukrainian troops will train their Polish military in a joint group to fight drones. The assistance comes a week after Russian drones flew to Poland.

"We are talking about zeni training and army training that will survive and defend the airspace," he said.

Ukrainian Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal told reporters at a press conference with his Polish counterpart in Kyiv.

"We're not just talking about interceptor drones, because this is just the tip of the iceberg that allows us to defend the sky together," he said.

More than 20 Russian drones entered Polish airspace on the night of September 9-10, prompting NATO jets to shoot down some of them.

This condition creates growing concerns in Warsaw about Moscow's willingness to test the alliance's determination.

Fighter jets fired missiles to shoot down the drones, a much more expensive process than Russia spent supplying and launching mass-produced cheap drones.

Russia said its troops were attacking Ukraine at the time of the drone strike and did not intend to strike targets in Poland.

Ukraine claims to have the leading ability in the world to counter mass Russian drone attacks at low cost, using complex layered systems involving interceptor drones, heavy machine guns, and electronic warfare.

Shmyhal said Ukraine would provide access to several Russian air target tracking systems so that Poland could spot potential targets toward its territory.

Training for Polish troops will involve the entire "ecosystem" on how to intercept enemy unmanned aerial vehicles, ranging from identifying locations and disturbing them electronically to shooting them down with interceptor drones.

Polish Defense Minister Wldyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz said Ukraine and Poland would train together at a training ground in Lipa, southern Poland.