Polish and allied aircraft were deployed in a “preventive” operation in Poland's airspace Saturday because of a threat of drone strikes in neighbouring areas of Ukraine. An alert was issued, which lasted around two hours before being cancelled.

The incursion into Poland deepened longstanding fears that the three-year war between Poland’s neighbors could precipitate a wider conflict.

Russian drones shot down over Poland were reportedly headed for Rzeszow Airport, a key logistics hub for aid to Ukraine, German media outlets Spiegel and Welt reported on Sept. 11.

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

WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland has banned drone flights and introduced restrictions affecting mostly small, non-commercial air traffic along its eastern borders with Belarus and Ukraine following this week's drone incursions into its airspace.

EADaily, September 11th, 2025. Ukraine has gained a lot of experience in repelling attacks by Russian UAVs and can share it with its allies. This was stated today at a joint press conference in Kiev with Finnish President Alexander Stubb by the head of the Kiev regime,

Slovak Foreign Minister Juraj Blanár has called the appearance of Russian drones in Poland an escalation and expressed hope that the drones "were supposed to end up on Ukrainian territory". Source: Slovak news agency TASR,

Poland has shot down "objects" after repeated violations of its airspace during a Russian attack on Ukraine, Prime Minister Donald Tusk has said. "An operation is underway related to the repeated violation of Polish airspace," Mr Tusk wrote on X "The ...