- Poland says it shot down drone-like objects which violated its airspace during a Russian attack on Ukraine
- This marks the first time a member of the Nato military alliance has directly engaged Russian assets in its airspace since the Ukraine war started in 2022
- Poland’s president will soon be chairing a National Security briefing with key officials
- The Polish PM says the operation is “ongoing” and he is in contact with the Nato chief; he will also be conducting an extraordinary cabinet meeting in an hour
- The Polish military says the incident is an “unprecedented violation of Polish airspace”, an “act of aggression that posed a real threat to the safety of our citizens”
- Citizens in three regions along the border with Ukraine, including Mazowieckie where the capital Warsaw is located, have been urged to stay home and shelter
- Operations at four airports have also paused, with the country’s major air hub Chopin airport in Warsaw saying that airspace over the country has been shut
I get your point but I don’t think Russia recreating the first acts of WWII on a NATO country can be dismissed as a ‘distraction’ from many real world events short of actual official world war 3, or Putin being arrested or something.
There is also a strong argument that illegally invading a country is always quite a significant event, certainly to the people in that country.