On 10 September 2025, Poland, alongside NATO allies, engaged in shooting down multiple hostile objects identified as Russian drones violating Polish airspace amid Russia's ongoing attack on Ukraine. The Polish government declared this the first instance of hostile objects violating Polish airspace during the war and activated Article 4 of the NATO treaty to start official consultations regarding the threat posed by Russian drones entering Poland overnight. Poland's operational military command reported spotting around a dozen drone-type objects, some of which were shot down. This marked a significant escalation, described by Poland's Defence Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz and widely condemned by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as an extremely dangerous precedent. EU diplomats and officials also denounced the deliberate violation of Polish airspace, and proposals for a 'drone wall' on the EU's eastern flank were announced to enhance border defenses. This event underscored rising tensions and the increased risk of direct confrontation involving NATO territory amid Russia's war on Ukraine.

On 10 September 2025, Poland, alongside NATO allies, engaged in shooting down multiple hostile objects identified as Russian drones violating Polish airspace amid Russia's ongoing attack on Ukraine. The Polish government declared this the first instance of hostile objects violating Polish airspace during the war and activated Article 4 of the NATO treaty to start official consultations regarding the threat posed by Russian drones entering Poland overnight. Poland's operational military command reported spotting around a dozen drone-type objects, some of which were shot down. This marked a significant escalation, described by Poland's Defence Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz and widely condemned by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as an extremely dangerous precedent. EU diplomats and officials also denounced the deliberate violation of Polish airspace, and proposals for a 'drone wall' on the EU's eastern flank were announced to enhance border defenses. This event underscored rising tensions and the increased risk of direct confrontation involving NATO territory amid Russia's war on Ukraine.