Poland downs drones linked to Russian assault on Ukraine territory

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Polish protection officers say the military shot down drones that violated its airspace early Monday.

Poland’s Deputy Protection Minister Cezary Tomczyk wrote on X that an operation to "neutralize objects which have violated and exceeded the border of the Republican of Poland is underway."

"The state authorities, specifically the President of the Republican of Poland and the Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland, have been notified," Tomczyk wrote.

Deputy Prime Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz stated the Polish army was in "fixed contact with NATO command."

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"The Territorial Protection Forces have been activated for floor searches of downed drones," Kosiniak-Kamysz wrote on X. "We ask for calm and to share solely the bulletins of the army and state providers. In case of encountering object fragments, please don't strategy them and inform the police."

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Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk stated he was in "fixed contact with the President and Minister of Protection" and that he had obtained a "direct report from the operational commander."

Donald Tusk, Poland's prime minister, in the course of the Polish Military Parade in Warsaw, Poland, on Friday, Aug. 15, 2025. (Damian Lemanski/Bloomberg by way of Getty Pictures)

Poland’s Operational Command of the Armed Forces linked the drone incursion of its airspace to an assault on neighboring Ukraine by Russian forces.

"Because of the assault by the Russian Federation on Ukrainian territory, there was an unprecedented violation of Polish airspace by drone-type objects," the Command wrote on X. "That is an act of aggression that posed an actual risk to the protection of our residents."

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The Operational Command stated it activated "defensive procedures" and, with the assistance of the Polish Armed Forces "made choices to neutralize people who might pose a risk."

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"Among the drones that entered our airspace had been shot down. Efforts are underway to seek for and find the doable crash websites of those objects," the Command wrote. "The Operational Command of the Polish Armed Forces is monitoring the present scenario, and Polish and allied forces and property stay totally ready for additional actions."