Poland said it scrambled its own and NATO air defences Wednesday in order to shoot down Russian drones that entered its airspace after an air attack on western Ukraine, the first time in the Ukraine war that Warsaw has engaged Russian assets in its airspace.

Poland's military command said Polish airspace was repeatedly violated by "drone-type objects" during the Russian attack across the border in Ukraine.

"An operation is underway aimed at identifying and neutralizing these objects," it said in a statement. "Weapons have been used, and service personnel are carrying out actions to locate the downed objects."

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

"The operational command of t

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