Poland confirmed that drones repeatedly entered its airspace overnight during Russia’s large-scale attacks on Ukraine, with the military using weapons against the objects and authorities urging residents in several regions to stay indoors.
NATO member Poland said it scrambled defenses in response to 19 airspace breaches. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said many of the drones came from Belarus. DW has the latest.
WOHYN, Poland — Multiple Russian drones crossed into Poland in what European officials described Wednesday as a deliberate provocation, causing NATO to send fighter jets to shoot them down. A NATO spo
Last night, more than a dozen Russian drones flew into Poland’s airspace and at least four of them were shot down by Polish and allied NATO aircraft. While the incident drew condemnation — including from Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk, who said the country was now “closer to conflict than at an…
Last night, more than a dozen drones believed to be from Russia flew into Poland’s airspace, and at least four of them were shot down by Polish and allied NATO aircraft. While the incident drew condemnation, the Kremlin has not confirmed or denied that the drones were Russian.
NATO fired on Russian drones that veered into Polish Air space in the latest escalation of the Russia-Ukraine war, NATO Secretary Mark Rutte said Wednesday.
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s main target in the drone incursion into Poland was not necessarily the civilian home that was hit in the eastern town of Wyryki, or to close airspace around the capital Warsaw’s busiest airport.
NATO and Polish officials say they're awaiting the results of a military assessment before deciding on a response to more than a dozen Russian drones that flew into Polish airspace Wednesday.
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s prime minister pledged Thursday to push ahead with a “great modernization program” for his country’s military and Finland’s president warned of further unease over secur
Tuesday night, NATO fighter jets shot down Russian drones that had entered the airspace of Poland. NATO's secretary general says this underlines the need for Europe to better arm itself.
Russian's incursion into Poland's airspace was a deliberate test of NATO's defense systems and a warning to the West to end its aid of Ukraine, Institute for the Study of War analyst Christina Harward told The Post.
Will Russia's aerial incursion into Poland drive NATO closer together or expose gaps in unity? Once again, the United States is making its European allies wonder.
NATO said Friday it's bulking up its defensive posture on its eastern flank bordering Belarus, Russia and Ukraine with new equipment to deter potential Russian aggression following an incursion by Russian drones into Polish territory.
