Overview

• NATO unveiled Eastern Sentry with European assets including French Rafales, Danish F-16s, a frigate and ground-based defenses, with activity slated to begin within days.
• Poland reported 19 drones crossed its airspace during Sept. 9–10 strikes on Ukraine; NATO forces shot several down in the first such engagement on alliance territory, with debris damage, no casualties and temporary flight restrictions.
• Britain imposed new sanctions targeting Russia’s financing and supply chains, banning 70 shadow-fleet vessels and sanctioning about 30 individuals and firms providing components.
• Moscow denied firing the drones; U.S. officials vowed to defend every inch of NATO territory as President Trump’s ‘could have been a mistake’ comment drew a public rebuke from Poland’s prime minister.
• Article 4 consultations produced commitments to reinforce the eastern flank; the U.N. Security Council met on the incursion, and Poland increased forces near Belarus during ongoing Russian-Belarus drills.