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Poland calls emergency UN meet over Russian drone raid

Published: 04:09 PM,Sep 11,2025 | EDITED : 08:09 PM,Sep 11,2025

Firefighters work on the destroyed roof of a house, after Russian drones violated Polish airspace during an attack on Ukraine in Wyryki-Wola, Lublin Voivodeship, Poland. - Reuters
 
Firefighters work on the destroyed roof of a house, after Russian drones violated Polish airspace during an attack on Ukraine in Wyryki-Wola, Lublin Voivodeship, Poland. - Reuters

WARSAW: Poland said on Thursday it had called an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council to discuss violations of its airspace, a day after it accused Russia of carrying out a drone raid on its territory.
Poland said the incident was not accidental and branded it an 'unprecedented' attack on Poland, Nato and the European Union, but Moscow denied targeting the country and said there was no evidence the drones were Russian.
Stray Russian drones and missiles have entered the airspace of Nato members including Poland several times since Moscow launched its invasion of Ukraine in 2022, but no Nato country has ever attempted to shoot them down.
The incident was 'an attempt to test the mechanism of action within Nato and our readiness to respond', Polish President Karol Nawrocki said on Thursday during a visit to an airbase in western Poland. — AFP