NATO scrambles jets to shoot down Russian drones in Poland, raising fears of war spillover
A destroyed roof of a house, after Russian drones violated Polish airspace during an attack on Ukraine, in Wyryki near Lublin, Poland, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025. (AP Photo)
| September 10, 2025 2:50 PM
WOHYN, Poland (AP) — Multiple Russian drones crossed into Poland in what European officials described Wednesday as a deliberate provocation, causing NATO to send fighter jets to shoot them down. A NATO spokesman said it was the first time the alliance confronted a potential threat in its airspace.
The incursion, which occurred during a wave of strikes by the Kremlin on Ukraine, and the NATO response swiftly raised fears that the war could spill over — a fear that has been growing in Europe as Russia steps up its attacks and peace efforts go nowhere.
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