Poland says it shot down Russian drones that violated its airspace : NPR

WARSAW, Poland — Poland stated early Wednesday that it and its NATO allies had shot down Russian drones that violated Polish airspace in what it referred to as an “act of aggression” as Russia launched aerial assaults on Ukraine.

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk wrote on social media that “Final night time the Polish airspace was violated by numerous Russian drones. These drones that posed a direct menace had been shot down.”

Poland’s armed forces had been on a heightened state of alert in a single day Tuesday and early Wednesday due to what they described as “additional large airstrikes towards targets positioned in Ukraine.”

Protection Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz wrote on X that “greater than 10 objects” crossed into Polish air area and people who constituted a danger to Poland’s safety had been neutralized. He thanked NATO Air Command and The Royal Netherlands Air and Area Drive for supporting the motion with F-35 fighter jets.

Bernard Blaszczuk, mayor of the village of Wyryki in Lublin area, advised TVP Information {that a} home was hit by “both a missile or a drone, we do not know but”. He stated individuals had been contained in the constructing however no person was harm.

The Polish armed forces stated Wednesday morning {that a} seek for attainable crash websites is ongoing and urged individuals to not method, contact or transfer any objects they see, warning that they could pose a menace and will include hazardous materials.

Warsaw’s Chopin Airport suspended flights for a number of hours, citing the closure of airspace as a result of navy operations.

EU says drones could have been deliberately flown into Poland

European Union overseas coverage chief Kaja Kallas stated that early indications recommend the drone incident was intentional.

“Final night time in Poland we noticed essentially the most severe European airspace violation by Russia because the battle started, and indications recommend it was intentional, not unintentional,” Kallas stated in a press release.

The EU’s prime diplomat stated that she is in touch with NATO and Poland’s overseas minister and following developments.

“The EU stands in full solidarity with Poland. Russia’s battle is escalating, not ending. We should increase the associated fee to Moscow, strengthen assist for Ukraine, and spend money on Europe’s protection,” she stated.

In a publish on social media, NATO chief spokesperson Allison Hart stated that “quite a few drones entered Polish airspace in a single day and had been met with Polish and NATO air defenses.” Hart stated later that the navy group’s 32 nationwide envoys will focus on how NATO at a pre-planned assembly.

Basic Wieslaw Kukula, middle, chief of the Basic Employees of the Polish Armed Forces is proven throughout on the Chancellery of the Prime Minister for a unprecedented authorities assembly, following violations of Polish airspace throughout a Russian assault. in Warsaw Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025.

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Poland says Russian objects have entered its airspace earlier than

Poland has complained about Russian objects coming into its airspace throughout assaults on Ukraine earlier than.

In August, Poland’s protection minister stated {that a} flying object that crashed and exploded in a cornfield in jap Poland was recognized as a Russian drone, and referred to as it a provocation by Russia. In March, Poland scrambled jets after a Russian missile briefly handed by way of Polish air area on its strategy to a goal in western Ukraine, and in 2022, a missile that was possible fired by Ukraine to intercept a Russian assault landed in Poland, killing two individuals.

Russian assaults hit central and western Ukraine

Ukraine’s Air Drive says Russia fired 415 strike and decoy drones, in addition to 42 cruise missiles and one ballistic missiles final night time.

Ukrainian air defences intercepted or jammed 386 drones and 27 cruise missiles, in line with the report.

“A minimum of eight enemy UAVs crossed Ukraine’s state border within the course of the Republic of Poland,” the Air Drive message stated.

Russian drones injured three individuals in Ukraine’s western Khmelnytskyi area, its head Serhii Tiurin wrote on Telegram early Wednesday morning. He stated a stitching manufacturing facility was destroyed, a fuel station and autos had been broken, and home windows in a number of homes had been blown out.

One individual was killed and one injured in Zhytomyr area in a single day, regional administration head Vitalii Bunechko wrote on Telegram, whereas properties and companies suffered injury.

In Vinnytsia area, Russian drones broken “civilian and industrial infrastructure,” in line with regional head Natalia Zabolotna. Almost 30 residential buildings had been broken and one individual was injured.

In Cherkasy area, a number of homes and an influence grid had been broken in a Russian assault. In Zolotonosha district, a shock wave destroyed a barn killing two cows, regional head Ihor Taburets wrote on Telegram.

The Russian Protection Ministry stated in its morning report on Wednesday that it had destroyed 122 Ukrainian drones over numerous Russian areas in a single day, together with over the illegally annexed Crimea and areas of the Black Sea.

Kyiv anxious over Russia-Belarus navy drills

Joint navy drills involving Russian and Belarusian troops are as a result of happen in Belarus beginning Friday and can final till Sept. 16.

Troops from each nations will simulate repelling an assault, together with airstrikes and sabotage, in line with official reviews of the video games, dubbed “Zapad 2025,” or “West 2025.”

The purpose is to showcase the shut hyperlinks between Moscow and Minsk, in addition to Russian navy may, amid its 3½-year-old battle in neighboring Ukraine.

The battle video games have drawn issues in Kyiv and its Western allies of Latvia, Lithuania and Poland, which border Belarus. When Russian President Vladimir Putin despatched troops rolling into Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, a lot of them crossed from Belarus.