Overview

• Poland reported 19 airspace violations overnight and said wreckage from 15 drones was recovered mainly in the Lublin region, with minor damage and no casualties.
• NATO supported Poland’s response as Polish F-16s and Dutch F-35s scrambled with an Italian surveillance aircraft while German Patriot batteries were put on high alert and several airports were briefly closed.
• Warsaw triggered Article 4 consultations and urged partners to boost air-defense, surveillance and intelligence support on the Alliance’s eastern flank.
• Poland requested an emergency UN Security Council meeting to address the incursion and its security implications.
• Russia and Belarus denied a deliberate strike and cited navigation or jamming issues as possible causes, while officials and reports described Geran/Gerbera-type drones often used as decoys; EU leaders issued a unified condemnation and Poland imposed temporary flight restrictions in the east.