The UN Security Council will hold an emergency session on Thursday at Poland’s request after what officials called an unprecedented Russian drone incursion, according to Euronews.
Poland is the first NATO state to directly confront Russian drones since Moscow’s full-scale assault on Ukraine began in early 2022. On Wednesday, Prime Minister Donald Tusk and the armed forces announced that at least three drones had been shot down in what they called an unprecedented operation.
Authorities raised red flags over 19 drone violations of Polish airspace, some of which penetrated dangerously deep and forced the emergency closure of four airports. Debris from 16 downed drones has since been recovered as officials scramble to secure affected areas.
The Security Council, which can investigate threats to global peace and recommend sanctions, typically meets in emergency session only in response to grave, sudden international crises.
Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski accused Moscow of deliberately violating Poland’s airspace, fueling widespread alarm and condemnation from NATO allies.
In response to the crisis, Warsaw and Kyiv agreed to expand military cooperation to defend against drone attacks, including the Iranian-made Shahed models deployed by Russian forces. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced the agreement after talks with Polish Prime Minister Tusk, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte.
