Poland and allies down 'huge number' of Russian drones in 'act of aggression'

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Poland and allies down 'huge number' of Russian drones in 'act of aggression'  Multiple drones were shot down over Poland's airspace during a Russian attack on Ukraine overnight on Wednesday in what the country's central command called "an act of aggression."  READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/09/10/polish-airspace-violated-by-multiple-drones-pm-donald-tusk-says  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk held an emergency cabinet meeting after the country

00:05downed a huge number of Russian drones over its airspace.

00:09Poland's armed forces reported the unprecedented intrusion early Wednesday morning, saying

00:14multiple drone-type objects had violated the country's skies.

00:20The incident is the first time Russian drones have been shot down over a NATO member state.

00:25Tusk said Poland had requested to invoke Article 4 of the NATO treaty in response to the incursion,

00:31which allows member countries to raise an issue to NATO's main decision-making body.

00:37The drones fell into Poland's airspace as Russia carried out strikes against Ukraine, including

00:42parts of Western Ukraine that border the Eastern European country.

00:48Polish and NATO aircrafts were sent scrambling to deal with the threat, with at least 19 drone

00:53incursions recorded. Perhaps three or four were shot down, a significant number from

00:58Belarus, which borders Poland to the east. Travel was disrupted across Poland as Warsaw's

01:03International Airport, alongside three others, suspended flights as a result of the drones.

01:09Tusk said officials were working slowly to open airports as authorities moved to searching for

01:14the wreckage of the drones. Citizens were advised to be careful of debris, but not to panic in

01:20the wake of the incident.

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