Overview

• Polish forces, backed by Dutch F-35s, German Patriot batteries, Italian AWACS and a NATO tanker, engaged and neutralized drones over Podlaskie, Mazowieckie and Lublin.
• Authorities reported recovering seven drones and remnants of a projectile of unknown origin, with damage limited to a house and a parked car.
• The air force raised its alert to the highest level, deployed fighters and helicopters, and temporarily closed four airports, which later reopened.
• Leaders in Warsaw called the incursion a large-scale provocation and noted it is the first time a NATO member has shot down Russian-origin drones in its own airspace during this war.
• Moscow and Minsk dispute Poland’s account while Kyiv says at least eight attack drones were headed toward Poland, as EU and NATO officials condemn the breach and conduct urgent assessments.