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Just a week after President Trump hosted Polish President Karol Nawrocki at the White House, Russia launched a barrage of around two dozen drones into Poland, a NATO member, on Wednesday.
This aggressive act led to a military response from NATO allies, pushing Poland closer to a conflict of a scale not seen since World War II.
Following the incident, Trump took to social media with a foreboding statement: “What’s with Russia violating Poland’s airspace with drones? Here we go!”
In the municipality of Wyryki, Poland, local officials reported that a drone, or a similar object, had impacted a residential building, prompting soldiers to patrol the area in response to the airspace breach during the ongoing Russian strikes on Ukraine.
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said in a statement on Wednesday that “A full assessment of the incident is ongoing.”
“This violation is not an isolated case,” Trump commented, alluding to the increasing number of Russian drones crossing into NATO territories recently.
Calling the event “a large-scale provocation,” Tusk remarked on the gravity of the situation, underlining the need for preparedness against various possible developments.
Rutte said NATO leaders held a meeting this morning after Poland enacted Article 4, which triggers urgent talks “whenever, in the opinion of any of them, the territorial integrity, political independence, or security of any of the Parties is threatened.”
Rutte confirmed that the overnight drone attack not only scrambled Polish warplanes, but also Dutch F-35s, Italian Airborne Warning and Control Systems, NATO Multi Role Tanker Transport system for air-to-air refueling, and German Patriots were “activated” and “successfully ensured the defense of NATO territory.”
A member of the Polish Army inspects a damaged house, after Russian drones violated Polish airspace during an attack on Ukraine and some were shot down by Poland, in Wyryki, Lublin Voivodeship, Poland, Sept. 10, 2025. (Kacper Pempel/Reuters)
“This is the first time NATO planes have engaged potential threats in Allied airspace,” spokesperson for the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers, U.S. Army Col. Martin L. O’Donnell, said Wednesday. “NATO, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe, and all of Allied Command Operations is committed to defending every kilometre of NATO territory, including our airspace.”
