Overview

• NATO ambassadors convene consultations at Estonia’s request following recent drone incursions into Poland and a reported Russian fighter entry into Estonian airspace, after a UN Security Council session delivered criticism but no decisions.
• Estonia says three Russian MiG-31s entered its airspace for about 12 minutes on September 19 and presented radar and photographic evidence at the UN, a claim Russia disputes as it denies any violation.
• Poland’s prime minister Donald Tusk said Warsaw is ready to shoot down threatening aircraft but will act in coordination with allies, as authorities review earlier drone crossings and a flyover near the Petrobaltic platform, and Lithuania approved faster rules for neutralising hostile drones.
• The United States underscored its commitment as UN envoy Michael Volz vowed to defend every inch of NATO territory and President Donald Trump said he would help protect Poland and the Baltic states.
• Ukraine’s General Staff confirmed overnight strikes that hit oil-handling infrastructure in Russia’s Bryansk and Samara regions and damaged two aircraft at Crimea’s Kacha airfield, while President Volodymyr Zelensky pressed partners to speed PURL-funded air defenses.