Overview

• Polish air defenses, supported by NATO assets, intercepted multiple drones that crossed into Poland during a large overnight strike on western Ukraine.
• Poland reported up to 19 airspace violations and later said debris from 15 drones was found in the Lublin region, with temporary airport closures, limited damage and no casualties.
• Warsaw invoked NATO’s Article 4, prompting consultations in Brussels as allies expressed solidarity and condemnation, while the alliance has not publicly concluded the incursions were deliberate.
• NATO scrambled Polish F-16s and Dutch F-35s, deployed surveillance aircraft including an Italian G550 CAEW, and placed German Patriot systems on maximum alert.
• The Kremlin denied aiming at Polish territory and Belarus cited electronic warfare interference, claims that remain under review as investigators examine routes and communications.