"Overnight Polish airspace was "violated" by a "huge number of Russian drones" forcing NATO fighter jets to be scrambled. The Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said that the Russia "drones that posed a direct threat were shot down." Defence minister Wladysław Kosiniak-Kamysz wrote on X that "more than 10 objects" entered into Polish airspace which constituted a direct threat to Poland's security and were "neutralised.""
"The Polish Prime Minister said he received a report from the Operational Command of the Army about "the shutting down of drones that entered our airspace and could constitute a threat". The NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has been informed and as a result of the Russian drones Poland shutdown Warsaw airport which has recently been reopened. Read more related news: NATO jets shoot down Russian 'suicide drones' over Poland"
"Poland is now considering to invoke NATO's Article 4 clause which will trigger consultations with their NATO allies. Article 4 is the first step which triggers large-scale responses by the alliance, Article 4 states, "The Parties will consult together whenever, in the opinion of any of them, the territorial integrity, political independence or security of any of the Parties is threatened.""
A large number of Russian drones entered Polish airspace, prompting NATO fighter jets to be scrambled and Warsaw airport to be shut down temporarily. Polish officials reported that drones posing a direct threat were shot down and more than ten objects that threatened Poland's security were neutralised. The Operational Command of the Army reported the shutting down of drones that entered Polish airspace. NATO leadership, including the Secretary General, was informed, and initial indications suggest a deliberate incursion. Poland is considering invoking NATO Article 4 to trigger consultations with alliance partners amid heightened warnings about European security.
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