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WASHINGTON (NewsNation) — Poland said it changeable down aggregate Russian drones that entered its airspace during a question of overnight strikes connected Ukraine, calling it an "act of aggression" from Moscow.
NATO members were gathering Wednesday greeting for a regular league and planned to sermon the incursion and the alliance's response, a NATO spokesperson told NewsNation.
“Numerous drones entered Polish airspace overnight and were met with Polish and NATO aerial defences. SecGen NATO is successful interaction with NATO and is consulting intimately with Poland,” a NATO spokesperson wrote connected societal media.
'Russia’s warfare is escalating, not ending': EU chief
Several European leaders person accused Russia of deliberately escalating the war. The incidental came 3 days aft Russia launched its largest aerial onslaught connected Ukraine since the penetration began, striking a key authorities gathering successful Kyiv for the archetypal time.
“Russia’s warfare is escalating, not ending,” said European Union overseas argumentation main Kaja Kallas. “Last nighttime successful Poland, we saw the astir superior European airspace usurpation by Russia since the warfare began, and indications suggest it was intentional, not accidental.”
Polish Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz said "more than 10 objects" crossed into Polish airspace and thanked NATO Air Command and the Royal Netherlands Air and Space Force for their assistance successful deploying F-35 combatant jets.
NATO Chief Mark Rutte was successful interaction with Polish enactment arsenic forces remained connected precocious alert.
"Whether it was intentional oregon not it is perfectly reckless," helium said. "What we saw past nighttime was a precise palmy absorption by NATO and allies ... truly impressed ... past nighttime showed we are capable to support each inch of NATO territory, including, of course, its airspace."
Polish airspace has been breached respective times since Russia’s penetration of Ukraine successful 2022, but officials stressed thing connected this standard has yet occurred successful Poland oregon on NATO’s eastbound flank.
Zelenskyy urges agreed effect aft Russian drones breach
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called the onslaught an "important precedent" for Europe, urging a associated effect from Ukraine, Poland, European nations and the United States.
Ukraine's Air Force said Russia launched 415 drones, 42 cruise missiles and 1 ballistic rocket overnight. Ukrainian aerial defenses said it intercepted oregon jammed 386 drones and 27 cruise missiles.
The White House has not yet responded. The incursion comes arsenic President Donald Trump continues to dependable vexation with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
