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Translated by: Flutura Gashi-Mehmeti
- September 10, 2025 12:35
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Poland is the closest it has come to an open conflict since World War II, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Wednesday after the NATO member state shot down a Russian drone over its territory.
He said Poland had asked NATO to open consultations under Article 4 of its treaty, which states that members of the Western military alliance will consult together whenever, in the opinion of any of them, the territory, political independence or security of any of them is threatened.
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Letter to the Reader — Why We're Asking for Your Support ContributeTusk told parliament that there had been 19 intrusions into Polish airspace overnight, adding that the Polish military had successfully passed its first test, Reuters reports.
"I have no reason to claim that we are on the brink of war, but a line has been crossed and it is incomparably more dangerous than before. This situation brings us closer to open conflict since World War II."
Interior Ministry spokeswoman Karolina Galecka said Poland had found seven drones and debris from a missile.
A drone or similar object hit a residential building in Wyryki in eastern Poland, but no one was injured, the local mayor told state news channel TVP Info.
Elsewhere in the eastern Lublin region, police said they found a damaged drone in the village of Czosnowka.
