The incursion of a significant number of Russian drones into Poland is a dramatic and unsettling escalation of the war in Ukraine.

Thomas Withington, associate fellow in military sciences at the Royal United Services Institute, told the Associated Press that he believed Russia's drone incursion into Poland 'could well have been a deliberate action.

Germany is to boost its commitments on NATO's eastern flank with additional fighter jet surveillance after Poland said it shot down Russian drones over its airspace. Government spokesman Stefan Kornelius said the German military,

The drone barrage forced Polish airports to close. Karol Nawrocki, the president, called it “an unprecedented moment in the history of NATO and Poland.” In a speech to parliament, Mr Tusk called for the “full mobilisation” of NATO members,