A Russian diplomat said on Wednesday that drones shot down by Poland in Polish airspace overnight had come from the direction of Ukraine, Russian state news agency RIA reported.

Axar.az informs, citing Reuters, “We know one thing - these drones were flying from the direction of Ukraine,” Russia’s charge d’affaires in Warsaw, Andrei Ordash, was quoted as saying after leaving the Polish Foreign Ministry.

Meanwhile, the Kremlin declined to comment on Poland’s statement that it had shot down Russian drones in Polish airspace, saying this was a matter for the defence ministry.

Poland said a large number of Russian drones had violated its airspace during the incident, and those that posed a direct threat had been shot down.