Poland said Wednesday it had downed drones that entered its airspace during Russian aerial attacks on Ukraine.

Prime Minister Donald Tusk said in a post on X that he had "received a report from the Operational Commander of the Armed Forces Branches regarding the downing of drones that intruded into our airspace and could have posed a threat. The operation is ongoing." He added that he informed NATO's Secretary General and that they were "in constant contact."

Poland's military said Wednesday it had scrambled aircraft alongside allies to shoot down "hostile objects" violating its airspace, a first for a NATO country during the war.

"Aircraft have used weapons against hostile objects," Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz said on social media.

The military said on X that, "As a

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