Poland has restricted the airspace in the east of the country for the next three months following Russia's drone breach of the NATO member.

A day after Warsaw said it shot down Russian drones which flew into Polish airspace during an overnight bombardment of Ukraine on Wednesday, Poland's Air Navigation Services Agency (PANSA) announced restriction measures would come into effect from Thursday.

Why It Matters

Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski accused Moscow of deliberately violating sovereign airspace after Russian drones crossed into the NATO country before being shot down.

This was the first time a member of the alliance had engaged Russian military assets over its territory, and the largest drone breach of NATO airspace.

Russian officials have denied wrongdoing, but t

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