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Polish and NATO forces shot down 19 Russian drones that violated Polish airspace during a large-scale Russian aerial assault on Ukraine. Prime Minister Donald Tusk described the breach as "an act of aggression" and activated NATO's Article 4 for urgent consultations.

Defence Secretary John Healey accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of ‘testing’ Western allies with the attack

Russia’s violation of Poland’s airspace with drones on Wednesday marks the most serious cross-border incident into a NATO member country since the war began

The drones were intercepted during a significant Russian air attack on Ukraine

Polish PM Donald Tusk says three Russian drones were confirmed shot down over Poland’s territory

Poland to invoke article 4 of the NATO treaty, calling for consultation within the alliance over security.

COMMENT: The case for invoking an Article 5 collective response against Russia’s drone incursion into Poland isn’t as simple as it first looks for Nato, writes Mary Dejevsky. So what, then, is its least-worst option?

It has been a bad 24 hours for western air defence systems over Poland and Qatar. A flight of Russian one-way suicide drones penetrated deep into Polish territory overnight, causing airfields to be closed, including the Chopin airfield at Warsaw.

John Healey said British forces could be used to bolster Polish air power after ‘extremely reckless’ move by Russia