# Polish air defenses authorized to intercept objects violating national airspace

https://mins.news/en/item/57734

- TASS, 2026-09-14 13:27 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2187403

> Polish Deputy Foreign Minister Cezary Tomczyk says the military has been authorized to shoot down any aerial objects that violate Poland’s airspace. The prime minister called an urgent operational-headquarters meeting on September 13 after several incidents were reported in western Ukraine near Poland.

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