Overview

• About 19–20 Russian drones crossed into Poland on the night of September 9–10, with three shot down including by Dutch F-35s and one crashing into a house without injuries.
• NATO announced Operation Sentinelle Orientale to reinforce the eastern flank with additional aircraft and air-defence assets tailored to counter mass, low-cost drones.
• The European Commission plans a €6 billion EU–Ukraine drone alliance and is encouraging purchases of Ukrainian-proven counter‑drone systems as part of a proposed “drone wall.”
• Washington approved a $780 million sale of Javelin missiles and launchers to Poland, with the Defense Security Cooperation Agency notifying Congress of the deal.
• Volodymyr Zelensky visited front-line units and claimed roughly 160 km2 retaken near Dobropillia, as Vladimir Putin cited more than 700,000 Russian troops on the front and Russia and Belarus conducted Zapad‑2025 exercises.