Poland has said it is shooting down Russian drones after they "repeatedly violated" its airspace during attacks on Ukraine.

In a statement on X, the Operational Command of the Polish Armed Forces said "weapons have been used, and operations are underway to locate the downed targets" after its airspace was "repeatedly violated".

The military command added it had scrambled its own and NATO allied air defences, marking the first time in the war that Poland had engaged Russian assets in its airspace.

It then said Warsaw's military operation was ongoing and urged people to stay at home, naming the regions of Podlaskie, Mazowieckie, and Lublin as most at risk.

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk repeated on social media that "an operation is underway related to the repeated violati

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