NATO, Poland and Russia
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On Friday, Russia and Belarus are set to begin their joint military exercises. Poland announced earlier this week that it will shut down its border with Belarus during the Zapad-2025 drills, calling them “very aggressive”.
Russian drones and missiles have frequently breached NATO airspace in the past. Indeed, Ukrainian officials have complained that their allies have chosen to turn a blind eye to previous incursions. In late August a Shahed drone crashed in a cornfield in eastern Poland,
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Ukrainska Pravda on MSNPoland requests additional air defence systems from NATO after Russian drone attack – Bloomberg
Poland has asked its allies for additional air defence systems and counter-drone technology to better protect itself from Russian drones. Source: Bloomberg, citing sources familiar with the matter, as reported by European Pravda Details: The request came after Poland,
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has invoked NATO's Article 4 after he said a "huge number" of Russian drones violated his country's airspace. Tusk said 19 drones had entered Polish airspace and those posing a threat were shot down by Polish and NATO air defenses.
Poland shot down drones that entered its airspace during a widespread Russian attack in western Ukraine on Wednesday, with the NATO member calling the incursion "an act of aggression" and marking the first time a member of the alliance has fired shots in the war.