Wednesday 10 September 2025 08:48 BSTAn F-16C fighter aircraft performs during the Antidotum airshow in Leszno, Greater Poland region, on June 22, 2024 (AFP via Getty Images)Poland and its NATO allies shot down Russian drones that violated Polish airspace early on Wednesday, amidst extensive Russian aerial attacks on Ukraine. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk confirmed numerous Russian drones entered Polish airspace, with those posing a direct threat being neutralised by Polish and NATO air defences, including F-35 fighter jets. The European Union's foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas, stated that early indications suggest the airspace violation was intentional, not accidental, expressing solidarity with Poland and urging increased pressure on Moscow. The incident occurred during a massive wave of Russian aerial assaults across central and western Ukraine, causing injuries and significant damage to civilian and industrial infrastructure. This violation marks another instance of Russian objects entering Polish airspace, following previous incidents, and comes ahead of joint Russian-Belarusian military drills that have raised concerns in the region. In fullUkraine-Russia war latest: ‘Huge number’ of Russian drones violated Poland’s airspace in ‘direct threat’ says Tusk

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Poland places its forces on full alert and closes several airports as ‘hostile objects’ violate airspace.

Poland places its forces on full alert and closes several airports as drones violate airspace.

Donald Tusk says operation launched after ‘repeated violations of Polish airspace’

Prime Minister Donald Tusk says military defences deployed after 'multiple violations of Polish airspace'.

Poland's military command said Polish airspace was repeatedly violated by "drone-type objects" during the Russian attack across the border in Ukraine.

It was the first time the NATO member directly engaged with Russian military assets in its airspace since Moscow's invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said the drones posed a “direct threat” to his country and were therefore shot down.

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Wednesday 10 September 2025 08:48 BSTAn F-16C fighter aircraft performs during the Antidotum airshow in Leszno, Greater Poland region, on June 22, 2024 (AFP via Getty…

According to the Polish PM, all the drones that posed a threat were shot down and the situation is under control

The incident marks the first time the NATO member has directly engaged Russian assets in its airspace since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

On the morning of September 10, the Polish Armed Forces Operational Command reported that several objects identified as drones had been destroyed after entering Poland’s airspace

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