Poland described the violation of its airspace as an act of aggression, but it has not said whether it believes the violations were deliberate or accidental

Poland accused Russian forces of violating its airspace with hostile drones overnight in the course of conducting attacks on Ukrainian targets, and it activated Article 4 of NATO’s treaty.

The incident has further raised tensions between Russia and the NATO security alliance, of which Poland is a member.

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The facts

Polish officials said they detected 19 Russian violations of the country’s airspace between 11:30 p.m. Tuesday and 6:30 a.m. Wednesday, adding that it was the first time drones entered Polish territory directly from Belarus. There were no reports of casualties.

Poland’s military said it shot down at

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