Poland Confirmsโค Deliberate Russian Drone Strike, escalating Tensions with NATO
By Lucas Fernandez, World-Today-News.com – September 12, 2025
WARSAW – Poland has definitively stated that a โฃdrone which entered its airspace โขonโ Wednesday was not a mistake, but a deliberate act ofโค aggression by Russia. The confirmation, delivered by Polish Prime minister Donald Tusk via social media, marks a notable escalation in the ongoing conflictโ in Ukraine and raises โserious concerns about a potential widening of the war.
“We would also โฃwish that the drone attack on Poland was a mistake. But it wasn’t. And we certainly know it,” Tusk posted on X (formerly โTwitter) Friday morning.
The incident, which occurred on September 10th, โsaw Poland intercept the unmanned aircraft with the support ofโ NATO military aircraft -โข the first known instance ofโ Westernโ military alliance members engaging in directโ action related to the โRussia-Ukraine war.โ
Initial reactions were cautious. U.S. President Biden publicly expressed doubt on Thursday that the incursion was intentional, telling Fox News, “It could have been a โขmistake. It could have been a mistake, but I am not satisfied with thisโ situation, butโค I hope itโฃ would end.”
However, this measured response drew sharp criticism. Wallโ Streetโ Journal correspondent yaroslav Trofimov argued on โX that the White House’s “public shrug” would “all but guarantees escalation by Russia.”
Further fueling the tension, Deputy Minister of Defence Chesari Tomchik seemingly directed a message to formerโฃ U.S. President Donald Trump, stating, “I think this is a message that President Trump has to receive today:โข there is no doubt that it was a deliberate russian attack,” according to local television channel Paulat News.
Polishโ Foreign Minister Radoslav sikorsky, currently โฃvisiting Kyiv, underscored the scale of the attack, stating โvia a video โขposted on X, “Atโ night, โฃwhen 19 Russian unmanned aircraft crossed the Polish border, 400 drones and 40 rockets crossed the Ukrainian border. They were not a โmistake.”
The confirmation of a deliberate attack โฃraises critical questions about โคNATO’s response and the potential โฃforโค further provocations. While Article 5 of โฃthe NATOโข treaty โ- which stipulates collective defense – has not been invoked, the situation is being โคclosely monitored.
This incident โrepresents a dangerous turning point, demonstrating a willingness by Russia to directly โprobeโ NATO defenses and possibly escalate the conflict beyond Ukraine’s borders. world-Today-News.com will โคcontinue to provide updates as this critical situation unfolds.
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