Overview

• Poland reported about 19 violations of its airspace during a large Russian strike on Ukraine and confirmed shooting down several drones.
• Prime Minister Donald Tusk requested NATO consultations under Article 4 after convening crisis meetings, and airports closed overnight in Warsaw, Lublin and Rzeszow later reopened.
• EU leaders, including Kaja Kallas and Ursula von der Leyen, condemned the incursion, citing indications of a deliberate act and identifying Shahed-type drones.
• NATO said it is still assessing the incident and, according to officials, has not classified it as an attack on the alliance.
• Russia’s defence ministry denied intending to target Poland and offered talks, while Polish officials noted several drones approached via Belarus and debris damaged a house with no reported injuries.