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Poland Downs Drones After Airspace Violations, Prompting NATO Talks

Poland requested Article 4 consultations at NATO, signaling a heightened response to a cross-border threat.

Le chef de l'Otan Mark Rutte, à Bruxelles, le 3 septembre 2025
La Pologne souhaite activer l'article 4 du traité de l'Atlantique Nord après le passage de drones russes dans son espace aérien dans la nuit de mardi à mercredi.
Une habitation de Wyryki-Wola, un village dans l'est de la Pologne, détruite par des débris d'un drone russe, ce mercredi 10 septembre 2025.
Réunion d'urgence du gouvernement polonais à Varsovie, le 10 septembre, suite à l'incursion de 19 drones dans l'espace aérien polonais (Photo by HANDOUT / AFP)

Overview

  • Polish and allied radars tracked more than ten drones overnight with authorities reporting about 19 airspace violations and at least three shootdowns during a wider Russian strike on Ukraine.
  • Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz said Polish aircraft used weapons against hostile objects after repeated incursions, with operations coordinated in contact with NATO command.
  • NATO confirmed allied involvement including Dutch F-35s, Polish fighters, activated German Patriot batteries and an Italian surveillance aircraft, calling it the first time Alliance jets confronted potential threats in allied airspace.
  • Civil aviation was disrupted as parts of Polish airspace were temporarily closed and Warsaw Chopin airport halted flight operations, while debris damaged a house in Wyryki without causing injuries.
  • NATO leaders condemned the incursions and pledged solidarity with Poland as an assessment continues, while Russia’s envoy in Warsaw disputed attribution and requested evidence of the drones’ origin.