According to the Polish PM, all the drones that posed a threat were shot down and the situation is under control
“Non abbiamo registrato vittime”
Donald Tusk says operation launched after ‘repeated violations of Polish airspace’
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said the drones posed a “direct threat” to his country and were therefore shot down.
Donald Tusk condemned incursion and said Nato had been alerted over the first major breach of European airspace since the start of the Ukraine war
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
NATO engaged with Russia's military for the first time overnight after Polish and Dutch fighter jets were scrambled to intercept Russian drones above Poland.
Poland's military command called the incursion an "act of aggression," while Ukraine's president warned it set "an extremely dangerous precedent for Europe."
Whether the drone incursion was deliberate or accidental, Moscow will be watching Nato's response to it closely.
Poland's prime minister condemned the violation of the country's airspace, saying: 'This situation brings us all closer to open conflict, closer than at any time since the Second…
Poland has introduced air traffic restrictions along its eastern border that will apply until December 9.
European leaders expressed alarm on Thursday over Russian hostility threatening their countries after the incursion into NATO-member Poland deepened fears over WWIII.
The U.S. president had previously suggested the incident could have been accidental.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Friday that this week’s drone incursions into his country’s airspace were deliberate acts by Russia, rejecting...
While Russia denied that the incident was intentional, experts believe the unarmed drones were likely meant to test NATO's response capabilities, which proved inadequate.…