A day after several Russian drones violated Polish airspace, Prime Minister Donald Tusk warned Poles on Thursday not to fall for Moscow's disinformation campaigns and urged them also not to spread them further.

The response from the U.S. came hours after Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said the country’s airspace was “violated by a huge number of Russian drones” on Tuesday night and any drones that “posed a direct threat” were shot down. The incident marked the first time a NATO member has opened fire during the Ukraine war.

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Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk on Wednesday said his country is the closest to open conflict since World War II, according to multiple reports, likely referring to Russian drones that breached

Poland said on Thursday the U.N. Security Council will hold an emergency meeting to discuss drone incursions into its airspace which its president portrayed as an attempt by Russia to test Warsaw and NATO's response.

Britain is poised to deploy fighter jets and an air defence system to Poland after Nato shot down Russian drones over allied territory for the first time in its history.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Wednesday said he does not believe Russia's alleged violation of Polish airspace with a significant drone incursion was an accident. Merz said he shares Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk's assessment that "the Russian government's claim that this was a coincidence or an oversight,

Poland is ready to react to any attacks or provocations, the Polish Prime Minister said after the country shot down Russian drones that entered its airspace during a widespread Russian attack in western Ukraine.