Poland stated Wednesday it had downed drones that entered its airspace throughout Russian aerial assaults on Ukraine.
Prime Minister Donald Tusk stated in a put up on X that he had “received a report from the Operational Commander of the Armed Forces Branches regarding the downing of drones that intruded into our airspace and could have posed a threat. The operation is ongoing.” He added that he knowledgeable NATO’s Secretary Normal and that they have been “in constant contact.”
Poland’s navy stated Wednesday it had scrambled plane alongside allies to shoot down “hostile objects” violating its airspace, a primary for a NATO nation in the course of the conflict.
“Aircraft have used weapons against hostile objects,” Protection Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz stated on social media.
The navy stated on X that, “As a result of attack by the Russian Federation on Ukrainian territory, there was an unprecedented violation of Polish airspace by drone-type objects. This is an act of aggression that posed a real threat to the safety of our citizens.”
It stated efforts have been “underway to search for and locate the possible crash sites of these objects” and “the Operational Command of the Polish Armed Forces is monitoring the current situation, and Polish and allied forces and assets remain fully prepared for further actions.”
Hours later, Poland’s navy stated on X that the operations had concluded however the seek for downed drones was persevering with. “We urge that in the event of observing an unknown object or its debris, do not approach, touch, or move it. Such elements may pose a threat and contain hazardous materials. They must be thoroughly inspected by the appropriate services,” the navy cautioned.
The Polish authorities introduced it will maintain an “extraordinary” assembly Wednesday morning.
Polish State Hearth Service Commander Wojciech Kruczek and Normal Wieslaw Kukula, chief of the Normal Workers of the Polish Armed Forces, collect on Sept. 10, 2025 on the Chancellery of the Prime Minister in Warsaw for a rare authorities assembly, following violations of Polish airspace throughout a Russian assault on Ukraine.
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The incursion got here as Russia unleashed a barrage of strikes throughout Ukraine, together with within the western metropolis of Lviv, round 50 miles from the Polish border.
Ukrainian air defenses hearth at Russian drones above Kyiv throughout large drone and missile strikes on Ukraine on Sept. 10, 2025
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Russian drones and missiles have entered the airspace of NATO members — together with Poland — a number of instances throughout Russia’s three-and-a-half-year conflict, however a NATO nation has by no means tried to shoot them down.
A cornerstone of the Western navy alliance is the precept that an assault on any member is deemed an assault on all.
Through the operation, authorities closed the airspace over a part of the nation, in response to an announcement from Warsaw’s most important Chopin Airport, the place flights have been halted. That airspace was later reopened, Reuters stated.
Warnings of additional Russian aggression
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated Wednesday that eight Russian drones have been “aimed toward” Poland in an in a single day barrage that compelled Warsaw to scramble air defenses. “It was not just one Shahed that could be called an accident, but at least eight strike drones aimed toward Poland,” Zelensky stated, referring to Iranian-designed drones deployed by Moscow, including that the incident represented “An extremely dangerous precedent for Europe.”
Ukraine’s overseas minister, Andriy Sybiga, warned on X that Russian President Vladimir Putin “just keeps escalating, expanding his war, and testing the West. The longer he faces no strength in response, the more aggressive he gets. A weak response now will provoke Russia even more — and then Russian missiles and drones will fly even further into Europe.”
And the European Union’s high diplomat, Kaja Kallas, posted on X Wednesday that “we saw the most serious European airspace violation by Russia since the war began, and indications suggest it was intentional, not accidental. The EU stands in full solidarity with Poland. Russia’s war is escalating, not ending.”
NATO-member Poland, a serious supporter of Ukraine, hosts over 1,000,000 Ukrainian refugees and is a key transit level for Western humanitarian and navy help to the war-torn nation.
Final month, Warsaw stated a Russian navy drone flew into its airspace and exploded in farmland in japanese Poland and depicted the incident as a “provocation.” In 2023, Poland stated a Russian missile had crossed into its airspace to strike Ukraine. And in November 2022, two civilians have been killed when a Ukrainian anti-aircraft missile fell on a village close to the border.
