Nato airspace violated

POLAND said multiple Russian drones entered and were shot down over its territory with help from Nato allies - describing the incident as an “act of aggression” carried out during a wave of Russian strikes on Ukraine.

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Russia’s Defence Ministry said it did not target Poland, but close ally Belarus said it tracked some drones that “lost their course” because they were jammed.

However, several European leaders said they believe that the incursion amounted to an intentional escalation by Russia of its war on Ukraine.

Poland said some of the drones came from Belarus, where Russian and Belarusian troops have begun gathering for war games starting on Friday.

Polish airspace has been violated many times since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, but there has been nothing on this scale in Poland or in any other western nation along the eastern flank of Nato and the European Union.