Overview

• Poland says 19 drones violated its airspace during a Russian strike on Ukraine, with NATO fighters engaging for the first time in allied airspace during the war and no casualties reported.
• France will deploy three Rafale jets and Germany will double its Eurofighter detachment while extending air-policing over Poland, as Dutch F-35s and Polish F-16s were involved in the interceptions.
• The UN Security Council scheduled an emergency meeting at Poland’s request as European capitals condemn the incursions and summon Russian ambassadors.
• President Donald Trump said the breach could have been a mistake, a characterization publicly rejected by Polish leaders who call it a deliberate test of NATO readiness.
• Britain unveiled new sanctions targeting Russia’s oil ‘shadow fleet’ and suppliers, and Poland tightened restrictions near Belarus, closing crossings and limiting civilian air traffic to counter drone threats.