Overview

• Poland formally requested Article 4 consultations after Russian-origin drones crossed its airspace during strikes on Ukraine, as NATO said the incident is not being treated as an attack on the alliance.
• Germany will increase Eurofighter patrols over Poland from two to four and extend the mission through December, with Sweden, the Czech Republic, the Netherlands and other partners offering additional air-defense support.
• Polish F-16s and Dutch F-35s, supported by AWACS surveillance and Patriot batteries, engaged and shot down several unmanned aircraft in allied airspace in what NATO officials called a first-time engagement of this kind.
• EU leaders said indicators suggest a deliberate breach, Russia denied intent and proposed talks, and Belarus said it tracked errant drones and warned Poland, a notification Warsaw confirmed aided its response.
• Debris damaged a house in Wyryki without injuries, airports in Warsaw, Lublin and Rzeszów were briefly closed, counts of incursions varied, and NATO sources told dpa at least one drone was steered toward the Rzeszów aid hub.