{"id":173940,"date":"2026-02-02T17:00:05","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T14:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/173940\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"poland-reports-new-overflights-by-balloons-from-belarus","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/173940\/","title":{"rendered":"Poland reports new overflights by balloons from Belarus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

February<\/strong> 2, Pozirk<\/em><\/strong>.<\/em><\/strong> Poland\u2019s army reported overflights by weather balloons from Belarus early on February 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe scale of Belarusian hybrid incidents was much smaller compared with previous nights,\u201d the Operational Command said<\/a> on X. \u201cWe tracked the objects, and they did not pose a threat to air traffic and Polish citizens.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Poland reported overflights on February 1, January 31 and 28.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On January 22, the Polish foreign ministry summoned a Belarusian diplomat to demand explanations in connection with an incursion by 150 balloons \u2013 most or all carrying smuggled cigarettes \u2013 on January 17.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Balloon incursions have previously caused tensions between Belarus and Lithuania. In late 2025, Vilnius declared an \u201cextreme situation,\u201d a low-level emergency, in response to what it described as a \u201chybrid attack from Belarus.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Two Belarusians to stand trial in Poland over air smuggling charges<\/h3>\n
January 31, Pozirk.A Polish judge ordered the three-month detention of two Belarusian nationals, aged 37 and 39, for smuggling cigarettes using weather balloons, the Polish Border Guard reports. Both men face charges under the Fiscal Criminal Code and the Special …<\/div>\n \n