Overview

• Poland said 19 drones crossed its border during Russia’s wider strikes on Ukraine, with Polish F-16s and allied aircraft downing several; debris destroyed a house and a car but no casualties were reported.
• Warsaw invoked NATO’s Article 4 for urgent consultations and tightened controls along its eastern frontier, including temporary airspace restrictions and closures at Belarus crossings.
• Germany will extend and expand air policing over Poland by doubling Eurofighters to four and lengthening their deployment, while France will send three Rafales; the Netherlands, UK and Czech Republic also pledged support.
• The UN Security Council scheduled an emergency meeting to address Poland’s accusation, as NATO leaders condemned the breach and alliance commanders reviewed counter‑drone posture and costs.
• The Kremlin denied targeting Poland, whereas Western officials and analysts described the incursions as a probe of NATO’s defenses; President Donald Trump called the breach possibly a “mistake” even as his envoy to NATO vowed to defend every inch of alliance territory.