The UN Security Council will hold an emergency meeting to discuss drone incursions into Poland's airspace, which its president portrays as an attempt by Russia to test Warsaw and NATO's response.

Poland also banned drone flights along its eastern borders with Belarus and Ukraine, and limited small air traffic there after shooting down what it said were Russian drones that violated its airspace on Wednesday.

Poland was backed by its NATO allies in shooting down the drones - the first time a member of the military alliance is known to have fired shots during Russia's war in Ukraine.

Russia said it had not intended to hit any targets in Poland, and it would make no further comment on the incident.

A senior NATO commander said it was not yet known whether the drone incursion was intentiona

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