CONFIRMED: Poland Shoots Down Russian Drones That Invaded Its Airspace

It’s now confirmed.

Poland’s military has announced it has shot down Russian drones that violated its airspace.

Poland’s Operational Command shared that they shot down the Russian drone due to it violating Polish airspace and posing a threat to national security.

'Poland is talking about an act of aggression'

Sarah Rainsford spoke to #BBCBreakfast from Kyiv after Polish armed forces shot down Russian drones for an 'unprecedented airspace violation'https://t.co/8CQURi5L0b pic.twitter.com/CSUNUatbfc

— BBC Breakfast (@BBCBreakfast) September 10, 2025

The Washington Post reported more details on Poland’s military actions:

Polish forces shot down Russian drones that had violated its airspace while attacking targets in Ukraine, Poland’s military said Wednesday.

The Russian action amounts to an unprecedented violation of Polish airspace and posed “a real threat” to Polish citizens, the Polish military’s Operational Command said in a statement.

Polish aircraft were scrambled, according to a statement from Polish Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz. The country’s territorial defense forces were activated to conduct ground searches for the downed drones, he added. Polish police said they had found a damaged drone in eastern Poland.

Poland and allied assets had been monitoring “several objects” via radar, before Poland’s military decided to neutralize some that were deemed potential threats, according to the statement from Poland’s Operational Command.

“I informed the NATO Secretary General about the current situation and the actions we have taken regarding the objects that violated our airspace,” Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said. Tusk visited the site of the military operation, Deputy Defense Minister Cezary Tomczyk said on X.

Earlier in the day, Poland said it had temporarily closed at least two airports, including Chopin Airport in Warsaw and the Rzeszów-Jasionka Airport in the southeast. The airspace over Chopin Airport was reopened early Wednesday local time, though airport authorities said delays and disruptions are expected through the day. The Polish military also warned citizens to stay home, especially in the regions of Podlaskie, Mazowieckie and Lublin.

'The Polish have had to close four of their national airports, and citizens in three regions have been told to take cover.'

Former army officer Andrew Fox discusses the situation in Poland after the country shot down Russian 'suicide drones' that invaded its airspace. pic.twitter.com/2GzekXZPCF

— GB News (@GBNEWS) September 10, 2025

Sky News reported the significance of the strike and whether this could result in Poland invoking Article 5 of NATO’s treaty:

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk repeated on social media that “an operation is underway related to the repeated violation of Polish airspace”.

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A government spokesperson said Mr Tusk would chair an emergency meeting on Wednesday morning.

Russia’s strikes appear to have been targeting Lviv, in Ukraine’s eastern region, with its mayor Andriy Sadovy posting on Telegram that explosions were heard in the city.

Poland’s defence minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz also said the country is “in constant contact with NATO command”.

At a NATO summit in June, the 32-member alliance reinstated their “ironclad commitment to collective defence”, known as Article 5.

It says that an armed attack against one or more of the members shall be considered an attack against all members.

It further states that if such an armed attack happens, each other member would take “such action as it deems necessary, including the use of armed force, to restore and maintain the security of the North Atlantic area”.

Article 5 is not automatically triggered once a NATO member is attacked – the country attacked needs to request the alliance invoke it.

Poland has been on high alert for airspace incursions since 2022, when a stray Ukrainian missile struck a southern village and killed two people.

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